George Caleb Bingham

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George Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811, July 7, 1879) is recognized as one of the most important American artists of the 19th century. Known in his lifetime as “the Missouri artist,” he is distinguished among the first generation of painters of the early American West for classic narrative scenes drawn from his observation and experience. His most famous paintings chronicle America’s westward expansion and depict life along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

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George Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811, July 7, 1879) is recognized as one of the most important American artists of the 19th century. Known in his lifetime as “the Missouri artist,” he is distinguished among the first generation of painters of the early American West for classic narrative scenes drawn from his observation and experience. His most famous paintings chronicle America’s westward expansion and depict life along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.