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George Caleb Bingham portrayed a man quietly fishing in a secluded spot, delineating the figure and environs with controlled brushwork. Raised in Missouri, Bingham specialized in genre paintings of white working-class boatmen who facilitated the brisk movement of commercial goods along the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio Rivers in the mid-19th century. Here, the figure’s loose-fitting shirt, boots, and hat convey his role as a laborer in the area’s river economy.
Achieving a national reputation as an artist, Bingham also engaged in politics, holding positions in Missouri state government. During the 1850s he was a staunch advocate for the preservation of the Union and spoke out against slavery. Focusing on everyday activities that transpired along interregional waterways, Bingham reinforced the critical ties between west and east, north and south, amid a disquieted nation.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 62 × 74 Cm |
| Tags | fishingAmerican lifeAmerican SouthfishermanleisureMississippiMississippi Valleyrural lifeboatmanMissouriAmerican Westgenregenre painting |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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William P. Thomas (1826–1883), Missouri, brother of George Caleb Bingham’s second wife, Eliza K. Thomas Bingham (1830–1876)
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Fred R. Kline, ed., "<em>Mississippi Fisherman</em>, c. 1850
Fred R. Kline, ed., "Mississippi Fisherman, c. 1850 (Bloch86 234)," George Caleb Bingham Catalogue Raisonné, accessed Nov. 22, 2021, https://catalogue.binghamcatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=6 (ill.).
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given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2021.
given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2021.
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Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX, <em>Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River</em>, Oct. 2, 2014– Jan. 18, 2015, cat. 29; Saint Louis Museum of Art, Feb. 22–May 17, 2015; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York...
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX, Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River, Oct. 2, 2014– Jan. 18, 2015, cat. 29; Saint Louis Museum of Art, Feb. 22–May 17, 2015; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 15–Sept. 20, 2015.
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Nenette Luarca-Shoaf, et. al. <em>Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River</em>, exh. cat.
Nenette Luarca-Shoaf, et. al. Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River, exh. cat. (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2014), 67, 85, 199; ill. pl. 29.
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by descent to his wife Martha Ann Collins Thomas (1830–1928), Lake Charles, LA
by descent to his wife Martha Ann Collins Thomas (1830–1928), Lake Charles, LA
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Michael Edward Shapiro, <em>George Caleb Bingham</em>
Michael Edward Shapiro, George Caleb Bingham (New York: Harry N. Abrams, in association with the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1993), 65, 69; ill. p. 65.
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Saint Louis Art Museum, <em>George Caleb Bingham</em>, Feb. 22–May 13, 1990; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 15–Sept. 30, 1990, cat. 44.
Saint Louis Art Museum, George Caleb Bingham, Feb. 22–May 13, 1990; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 15–Sept. 30, 1990, cat. 44.
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Michael Edward Shapiro, et. al., <em>George Caleb Bingham</em>, exh. cat.
Michael Edward Shapiro, et. al., George Caleb Bingham, exh. cat. (New York: The Saint Louis Art Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1990), 159, 167, ill. pl. 44.
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Maurice E. Bloch, <em>The Paintings of George Caleb Bingham: A Catalogue Raisonné</em>
Maurice E. Bloch, The Paintings of George Caleb Bingham: A Catalogue Raisonné (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1986), 191-192 (A234), ill. p. 83.
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Evanston, IL, Terra Museum of American Art, <em>Life in Nineteenth–Century America</em>, Sept. 11–Nov. 15, 1981, cat. 17.
Evanston, IL, Terra Museum of American Art, Life in Nineteenth–Century America, Sept. 11–Nov. 15, 1981, cat. 17.
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Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, <em>The Romantic Vision in America</em>, Oct. 9–Nov. 28, 1971, cat. 31 (ill.).
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, The Romantic Vision in America, Oct. 9–Nov. 28, 1971, cat. 31 (ill.).
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Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, <em>George Caleb Bingham 1811–1879</em>, Oct. 79, 1967–Jan. 1, 1968, cat. 20; Cleveland Museum of Art, Jan. 14–Mar. 10, 1968; The Art Galleries, University of California at Los Angeles...
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, George Caleb Bingham 1811–1879, Oct. 79, 1967–Jan. 1, 1968, cat. 20; Cleveland Museum of Art, Jan. 14–Mar. 10, 1968; The Art Galleries, University of California at Los Angeles, Apr. 7–May 79, 7968.
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Maurice E. Bloch, <em>George Caleb Bingham: A Catalogue Raisonné</em>
Maurice E. Bloch, George Caleb Bingham: A Catalogue Raisonné (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1967), 80 (A206).
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Maurice E. Bloch, <em>George Caleb Bingham: The Evolution of an Artist</em>
Maurice E. Bloch, George Caleb Bingham: The Evolution of an Artist (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1967), 104, 106, ill. pl. 73.
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by descent to her granddaughter May Cook Caldwell (1889–1963), Lake Charles, LA
by descent to her granddaughter May Cook Caldwell (1889–1963), Lake Charles, LA
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sold to Marshall Field V, Illinois and Florida, 1963
sold to Marshall Field V, Illinois and Florida, 1963
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with James Graham & Sons Gallery, New York, 1961
with James Graham & Sons Gallery, New York, 1961
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