George Caleb Bingham Film - Art History Livestream

George Caleb Bingham Film - Art History Livestream
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George Caleb Bingham Lecture - Art History Livestream

We invite you to a special two-part art history program on the life and career of George Caleb Bingham, “the Missouri Artist.”

Part 1, on Friday, July 11, will be a screening of the film “The American Artist: The Life & Times of George Caleb Bingham."
YouTube Film Preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k-dRkM5-2M

Part 2, on Saturday, July 12, will be an art history lecture on the life and artistic career of George Caleb Bingham.
YouTube Lecture Preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev6Of24sm8E

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The American Artist is a biographical docu-drama about George Caleb Bingham. His childhood was spent in the American frontier along the Missouri River. A self-taught painter, his natural talent, relentless ambition, and strategic friendships propelled him into the world of politics. He was a successful artist, politician, and family man ... but it all fell apart. His home, family, career, and life s work were all but lost as the American Civil War split his world in two. A century after his death, George Caleb Bingham s work was not only rediscovered, it is celebrated as a National Treasure. His paintings, his politics, his life are a testament to his perseverance, ingenuity, and unwavering determination. An America, long since forgotten, is preserved through his life s work.
Film Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k-dRkM5-2M

George Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811 - July 7, 1879) was an American artist, soldier and politician known in his lifetime as "the Missouri Artist". Initially a Whig, he was elected as a delegate to the Missouri legislature before the American Civil War where he fought against the extension of slavery westward. During that war, although born in Virginia, Bingham was dedicated to the Union cause and became captain of a volunteer company which helped keep the state from joining the Confederacy, and then served four years as Missouri's Treasurer. During his final years, Bingham held several offices in Kansas City, while also serving as Missouri's Adjutant General. His paintings of American frontier life along the Missouri River exemplify the Luminist style.
YouTube Preview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev6Of24sm8E

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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Washington, DC History & Culture and Texas History & Culture.

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