George Caleb Bingham was a famous painter of the American frontier in the mid-1800's. He is known for his views of life along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, of the boatmen and their world. His work includes popular paintings such as "Fur Traders Descending the Missouri" (1845), "Boatmen on the Missouri" (1846), "Raftsmen Playing Cards" (1847) and "Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers Through the Cumberland Gap" (1851).

Bingham grew up on the banks of the great Missouri River. When he was just a kid, a traveling portrait painter came to town and set up shop for a while. Bingham used to visit the artist's studio and watch him work. He was so impressed that he decided to become a professional painter himself.

Bingham was one of the first artists to paint the American west, and one of the only artists to have been raised on the frontier. He was a "man of the people" and his characters are shown with respect and appreciation.

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