Artistic Reactions to Jacksonian Democracy
• American artist George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) lived in the Missouri Territory where he portrayed its frontier scenes in his paintings.
• He was inspired by the style known as “genre painting” in which an artist creates realistic depictions of everyday life (form of Romanticism Art)
• Bingham was a member of the Whig Party and his politics came together in a series of paintings in the 1850s depicting a local election in Missouri.
Jacksonian PoliticsGeorge Caleb Bingham’s
Election Series
"Country Politician" by George Caleb Bingham 1849
"County Election" by George Caleb Bingham 1851
"Canvassing for a Vote" by George Caleb Bingham 1852
"Stump Speaking" by George Caleb Bingham 1854
"Verdict of the People" by George Caleb Bingham 1855
Jacksonian Democracy George Caleb Bingham’s
Views on The Common Man
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri George Caleb Bingham 1845
Ferrymen Playing Cards, George Caleb Bingham 1847
Lighter Relieving the Steamboat Aground George Caleb Bingham 1847
The Wood-Boat George Caleb Bingham 1850
The Jolly Flatboatmen in Port George Caleb Bingham 1857