Joseph Rusling Meeker
Joseph Rusling Meeker (born in Newark, New Jersey, 21 April 1827; died in St. Louis, Missouri, 27 September 1887) was a United States painter.
The Land of Evangeline, 1874
The Acadians in the Achafalaya, "Evangeline" - Brooklyn Museum
Biography
He studied at the National Academy of Design in 1845-46, and exhibited at the American Art Union in 1849-50, the Academy of Design in 1867, and the Boston Art Club in 1877. His studio was at St. Louis. Meeker had a special sympathy with southern scenery, and has successfully rendered the landscapes of Louisiana.
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- “The Indian Chief”
- “The Acadians in the Atchafalaya”
- “The Vale of Cashmere”
- “The Lotos Eaters”
- “Louisiana Bayou”
- “The Noon-Day Rest,” from Longfellow's Evangeline
- "Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin"
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References
- Seibels, Cynthia (1990). "Joseph Rusling Meeker (American, 1827-1887)". fineoldart.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
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