Article Title

Manifesting Anti-Expansionist Anxiety at New York’s American Art-Union: A Sociopolitical Interpretation of George Caleb Bingham’s 1845 Paintings, The Concealed Enemy and Fur Traders Descending the Missouri

Authors

Joan Stack, State Historical Society of Missouri

Abstract

George Caleb Bingham was one of the few artists with a political career as well, serving in the Missouri legislature. In this article, Joan Stack interrogates a body of Bingham’s work in the context of the social and political atmosphere of antebellum Missouri.

Recommended Citation

Stack, Joan (2016) "Manifesting Anti-Expansionist Anxiety at New York’s American Art-Union: A Sociopolitical Interpretation of George Caleb Bingham’s 1845 Paintings, The Concealed Enemy and Fur Traders Descending the Missouri," The Confluence (2009-2020): Vol. 7: Iss. 2, Article 2.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/confluence_2009/vol7/iss2/2