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George Caleb Bingham

1811–1879

Self-Portrait, about 1849–1850.
Self-Portrait, about 1849–1850.

Bingham grew up in Missouri and began as an itinerant preacher and portrait painter. The American Art-Union became an important market in the 1840s. Active in Whig politics, he entered the state legislature in 1848 and also made elections a subject of painting.

Works

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri — George Caleb BinghamGeorge Caleb Bingham

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri

Sources

George Caleb Bingham, 20 Mar 1811 - 7 Jul 1879 · National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee · National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution · CC0 1.0 Portrait source · Licence