George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) George Caleb Bingham was Born in Virginia, Bingham's family moved to Missouri when he was eight years old.
His work depicts American life in the frontier lands along the Missouri River.
He was a professor of art at the University of Missouri.
Country Politician, 1849
oil on canvas
20 3/8 x 24 (51.8 x 61 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd to The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 1979.7.16