A color print of a large group of people loading cargo onto a steam ship by firelight; the moon shining through the clouds above.

Bound Down the River, Scene on the Lower Mississippi.

George F. Fuller (1822-1884)

Date

1860
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Printed by Endicott & Co.

Published by M. Knoedler & Co.
Dimensions

Image: 18 5/16 x 26 7/8 in.
Sheet: 22 1/8 x 29 7/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: Painted by Geo. F. Fuller. Lith by C. Parsons. \ Paris Goupil & C[o].
l.c.: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1860. by M Knoedler, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the South. Dist[t]. of N.Y. \ BOUND DOWN THE RIVER, Scene on the lower Mississippi. \ New York, Published by M. Knoedler 772 Broadway.
l.r.: Printed by Endicott & C[o]. 59 Beekman St. N.Y. \ London, Goupil & C[o].
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1970.50
Copyright

Public domain

Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River

October 2, 2014–January 18, 2015

Navigating the West, a dynamic exhibition featuring iconic river paintings and drawings, reveals for the first time how George Caleb Bingham created his art and artistic persona at a time when American painting, like the country, was dramatically shifting.

Location: Off view

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