Fur Traders Descending the Missouri
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Caleb Bingham
American1811–1879
About
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.
Notable works
The Storm
at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Cottage Scenery
at Corcoran Gallery of Art
Boatmen on the Missouri
at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Country Politician
at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
A View of a Lake in the Mountains
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Canvassing for a Vote
at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
John Quincy Adams
at National Portrait Gallery
The Verdict of the People
at Saint Louis Art Museum
George Caleb Bingham Self-Portrait
at National Portrait Gallery
Works in the collection
27 works
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Storm
at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Cottage Scenery
at Corcoran Gallery of Art
Boatmen on the Missouri
at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Country Politician
at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
A View of a Lake in the Mountains
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Canvassing for a Vote
at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
John Quincy Adams
at National Portrait Gallery
The Verdict of the People
at Saint Louis Art Museum
George Caleb Bingham Self-Portrait
at National Portrait Gallery
More by George Caleb Bingham in institutions
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
National Portrait Gallery
Washington, D.C., United States
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
