The Resource George Caleb Bingham : Missouri's famed painter and forgotten politician, Paul C. Nagel
George Caleb Bingham : Missouri's famed painter and forgotten politician, Paul C. Nagel
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- Summary
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- "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
- "In this fascinating work, Paul Nagel tells the full story of George Caleb Bingham (1811{u2013}1879), one of America{u2019}s greatest nineteenth-century painters. While Nagel assesses Bingham{u2019}s artistic achievements, he also portrays another very important part of the artist{u2019}s career{u2014}his service as a statesman and political leader in Missouri. Until now, Bingham{u2019}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 painter. Born in Virginia, Bingham moved with his family to Missouri when he was eight years old. He spent his youth in Arrow Rock, Missouri, and returned there as an adult. He also kept art studios in Columbia and St. Louis. In his last years, he served as the first professor of art at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Because of his ties to the state, he was known nationally as 2the Missouri artist.3 Bingham began his distinguished public service to Missouri as a member of the legislature. During the Civil War, he grew even more politically involved, holding the office of state treasurer, and he remained active throughout the period of Reconstruction. From 1875 to 1877, Bingham served as Missouri{u2019}s adjutant general, with most of that time spent in Washington, D. C., where he attempted to settle Missourians{u2019} war claims against the federal government. Contrary to the idyllic scenes portrayed in most of his paintings, Bingham{u2019}s life ranged from moments of high achievement to times of intense distress and humiliation. His career was often touched by controversy, sorrow, and frustration. Personal letters and other manuscripts reveal Bingham{u2019}s life to be quite complicated, and Paul Nagel attempts to uncover the truth in this biography. Beautifully illustrated, this book includes a magnificent landscape entitled Horse Thief, which had been missing since Bingham painted it sometime around 1852. Recently discovered by art historian Fred R. Kline, this splendid work will appear in print for the first time. Anyone who has an interest in art, Missouri history, or politics will find this new book extremely valuable."--Publishers website
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xviii, 161 pages
- Contents
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- A Virginia boy goes west
- Learning to paint
- On the road
- Painting or politics?
- The business of art
- An angry statesman
- Final frustrations
- Isbn
- 9780826215741
- Label
- George Caleb Bingham : Missouri's famed painter and forgotten politician
- Title
- George Caleb Bingham
- Title remainder
- Missouri's famed painter and forgotten politician
- Statement of responsibility
- Paul C. Nagel
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "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
- "In this fascinating work, Paul Nagel tells the full story of George Caleb Bingham (1811{u2013}1879), one of America{u2019}s greatest nineteenth-century painters. While Nagel assesses Bingham{u2019}s artistic achievements, he also portrays another very important part of the artist{u2019}s career{u2014}his service as a statesman and political leader in Missouri. Until now, Bingham{u2019}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 painter. Born in Virginia, Bingham moved with his family to Missouri when he was eight years old. He spent his youth in Arrow Rock, Missouri, and returned there as an adult. He also kept art studios in Columbia and St. Louis. In his last years, he served as the first professor of art at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Because of his ties to the state, he was known nationally as 2the Missouri artist.3 Bingham began his distinguished public service to Missouri as a member of the legislature. During the Civil War, he grew even more politically involved, holding the office of state treasurer, and he remained active throughout the period of Reconstruction. From 1875 to 1877, Bingham served as Missouri{u2019}s adjutant general, with most of that time spent in Washington, D. C., where he attempted to settle Missourians{u2019} war claims against the federal government. Contrary to the idyllic scenes portrayed in most of his paintings, Bingham{u2019}s life ranged from moments of high achievement to times of intense distress and humiliation. His career was often touched by controversy, sorrow, and frustration. Personal letters and other manuscripts reveal Bingham{u2019}s life to be quite complicated, and Paul Nagel attempts to uncover the truth in this biography. Beautifully illustrated, this book includes a magnificent landscape entitled Horse Thief, which had been missing since Bingham painted it sometime around 1852. Recently discovered by art historian Fred R. Kline, this splendid work will appear in print for the first time. Anyone who has an interest in art, Missouri history, or politics will find this new book extremely valuable."--Publishers website
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nagel, Paul C
- Dewey number
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- 759.13
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- ND237.B59
- LC item number
- N34 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- University of Missouri Press
- Series statement
- Missouri heritage readers
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Bingham, George Caleb
- Painters
- Politicians
- Label
- George Caleb Bingham : Missouri's famed painter and forgotten politician, Paul C. Nagel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A Virginia boy goes west -- Learning to paint -- On the road -- Painting or politics? -- The business of art -- An angry statesman -- Final frustrations
- Control code
- 57068331
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xviii, 161 pages
- Isbn
- 9780826215741
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2004027682
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Label
- George Caleb Bingham : Missouri's famed painter and forgotten politician, Paul C. Nagel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A Virginia boy goes west -- Learning to paint -- On the road -- Painting or politics? -- The business of art -- An angry statesman -- Final frustrations
- Control code
- 57068331
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xviii, 161 pages
- Isbn
- 9780826215741
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2004027682
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
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