George Caleb Bingham: Missouri's Famed Painter and Forgotten Poilitician (MISSOURI HERITAGE READERS)
By Paul C. Nagel.
Description
In this fascinating work, Paul Nagel tells the full story of George Caleb Bingham (1811–1879), one of America’s greatest nineteenth-century painters. While Nagel assesses Bingham’s artistic achievements, he also portrays another very important part of the artist’s career—his service as a statesman and political leader in Missouri. Until now, Bingham’s public service has been largely forgotten, overshadowed by his triumph as a great artist. Yet Nagel finds there were times when Bingham yearned more to be a successful politician than to be a distinguished p...
ISBN(s)
0826215742, 9780826215741
