
Joseph Rusling Meeker (born in
Newark, New Jersey, 21 April 1827; died in
St. Louis, Missouri, 27 September 1887) was a
United States painter
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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
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scenery, and has successfully rendered the landscapes of
Louisiana.
Works
* “The Indian Chief”
* “The
Acadians in the
Atchafalaya”
* “The Vale of
Cashmere”
* “The
Lotos Eaters”
* “Louisiana
Bayou
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* “The Noon-Day Rest,” from
Longfellow's ''
Evangeline''
* "
Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin"
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1827 births
1887 deaths
20th-century American painters
American male painters
American landscape painters
Artists from St. Louis
Artists from Newark, New Jersey
National Academy of Design alumni
Painters from Missouri
Painters from New Jersey
19th-century American painters
19th-century American male artists
20th-century American male artists
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