Art On A Sunday

Welcome to our very first post-hoping of many-Art On A Sunday

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Featuring a Missouri artist George Caleb Bingham

      Born 1811 and died 1879 was born in Virginia, later his parents with his siblings and others moved to Missouri. They settled near the Missouri River. His parents were well educated. His father died from malaria and his family had to move and settle across from the river.
     As a youngster he was always painting something and was inspired by an artist he met at a young age that had sketched  Daniel Boone.
    I found his life history and biography very interesting. This site  and also here was very informative. The second also shares many of his paintings.

     Mr. Bingham's "bread and butter" was made from his portraits and he painted many of them. He also later studied art in Paris and painted more of Missouri life and life on the frontier. He also lived during the civil war so some paintings were inspired by that time period. He wa also involved in politics.




self portrait



Missouri State Capitol 1848



Fur Traders Descending the Missouri 1845



Horse Thief 1852



Boatmen on the Missouri 1846



Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers Through the Cumberland Gap  1851



Family Life on the Frontier 1845



Landscape Rural Scene 1845



The Concealed Enemy 1845

Many more paintings here