Missouri's famed painter and forgotten politician /
First Statement of Responsibility
Paul C. Nagel
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xviii, 161 pages :
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illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions
23 cm
SERIES
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Missouri heritage readers
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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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
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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