Nagel, Paul C.

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.
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Bingham, George Caleb, 1811-1879.


Painters--Missouri--Biography.
Politicians--Missouri--Biography.


Electronic books.

ND237.B59 / N34 2005eb

759.13 B