George Caleb Bingham, Country Politician, 1849, oil on canvas, 51.8 x 61cm (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco). Speakers: Emily Jennings, Director of School and Family Programs, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Steven Zucker A Seeing America video
Cite this page as: Emily Jennings, Director of School and Family Programs, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Dr. Steven Zucker, "George Caleb Bingham, Country Politician," in Smarthistory, February 10, 2019, accessed September 29, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/bingham-country-politician/.
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