American Art Collaborative

This pastoral landscapem which Bingham likely painted in his home state of Missouri, presents an Edenic image of humanity existing in perfect harmony with nature. The fisherman is dressed in red, white, and blue, underscoring the painting''s nationalistic theme. Although the frontier was a source of increasing political strife in the United States during the 1840s, Bingham chose to present it as a peaceful place of boundless potential.