George Caleb Bingham
George Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811 – July 7, 1879) was an American artist, soldier and politician known in his lifetime as "the Missouri Artist". Initially a
Whig, he was elected as a delegate to the Missouri legislature before the
American Civil War where he fought against the extension of slavery westward. During that war, although born in Virginia, Bingham was dedicated to the Union cause and became captain of a volunteer company which helped keep the state from joining the Confederacy, and then served four years as
Missouri's Treasurer. During his final years, Bingham held several offices in
Kansas City, while also serving as Missouri's Adjutant General. His paintings of American frontier life along the
Missouri River exemplify the
Luminist style.
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