Mississippi Boatman

Provenance

Art Union of Philadelphia, in 1851 (listed for sale, $60). found 1940s in Rhode Island by B.R. Leviss, Fall River, Massachusetts; (Vose Galleries, Boston); sold 1965 to John Wilmerding, then Cambridge, Massachusetts; gift 2004 to NGA.

Mississippi Boatman

Bingham, George Caleb

1850

Accession Number

2004.66.1

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 61.3 x 43.7 cm (24 1/8 x 17 3/16 in.) | framed: 78.11 × 60.33 × 8.89 cm (30 3/4 × 23 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

John Wilmerding Collection