George Caleb Bingham 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.
- Occupation
- painter, university teacher, politician, graphic artist
- Position held
- state treasurer, member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 20, 1811
- Died
