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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783663503321

Autore

Nagel Paul C

Titolo

George Caleb Bingham : Missouri's famed painter and forgotten politician / / Paul C. Nagel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia [Mo.] : , : University of Missouri Press, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

0-8262-6463-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 161 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Missouri heritage readers

Altri autori (Persone)

BinghamGeorge Caleb <1811-1879.>

Disciplina

759.13

B

Soggetti

Painters - Missouri

Politicians - Missouri

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A Virginia boy goes west -- Learning to paint -- On the road -- Painting or politics? -- The business of art -- An angry statesman -- Final frustrations.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.