The Jolly Flatboatmen
By: George Caleb Bingham
Date: 1846
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 96.8 x 123.2 cm (38.1 x 48.5 in)
Location: National Gallery, Washington DC
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 96.8 x 123.2 cm (38.1 x 48.5 in)
Location: National Gallery, Washington DC
This work depicts a group of flatboatmen enjoying their navigation of the waters of the Missouri River, capturing life along the frontier in the mid 1800s.