George Caleb Bingham Missouri's famed painter and forgotten politician / [electronic resource] :
Paul C. Nagel.
- Columbia [Mo.] : University of Missouri Press, c2005.
- xviii, 161 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
- Missouri heritage readers .
- Missouri heritage readers. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155) and index.
A Virginia boy goes west -- Learning to paint -- On the road -- Painting or politics? -- The business of art -- An angry statesman -- Final frustrations.
"Paul Nagel's biography of nineteenth-century American painter and statesman George Caleb Bingham assesses Bingham's artistic achievements and his service as a political leader in Missouri during Reconstruction. Illustrations include both well-known and rarely seen works by Bingham"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.