George Caleb Bingham / University of Missouri.

This program provides a portrait of one of America's foremost 19th-century painters, whose vivid work provides us with an unrivaled view of life along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The program also covers Bingham's role as the creator of political genre painting.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], ©1992.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Bingham, George Caleb, > 1811-1879.
Modernism (Art)
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (24 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Colorful Childhood (1:46)
  • Bingham's First Patrons (2:02)
  • Studio in Washington (1:53)
  • George Caleb Bingham's Personal Tragedy (0:44)
  • New Opportunity in Art (1:54)
  • Popular Tastes (1:03)
  • Squatters as Drawing Subjects (0:31)
  • Bingham's National Reknown (1:07)
  • Bingham's Interest in Politics (0:50)
  • Whig Candidate - 1846 (2:18)
  • Engravings & The County Canvas (3:15)
  • Bingham and Rawlins - Friends Forever (3:04)
  • Death of George Caleb Bingham (1:14)
  • Credits: George Caleb Bingham (1:55)