Record: Portrait of Samuel Chilton


                 
Portrait of Samuel Chilton by George Caleb Bingham

Copyright 2008, George Caleb Bingham Catalogue Raisonne Supplement
Fred R. Kline, M.A., Editor, Independent Art Historian
Kline Art Research Associates
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Artist:		GEORGE CALEB BINGHAM, American, 1811-1879
Title:		PORTRAIT OF SAMUEL CHILTON
		Born Sept. 7, 1808, Warrenton, Virginia. Died Jan. 7, 1867, Warrenton, Virginia Lawyer; practiced in Boonville, Missouri and Warrenton, Virginia. Said to have been appointed attorney for Abolitionist John Brown. Son of Stephen and Susan Turner Chilton who moved with their family from Virginia to Franklin, Missouri circa 1830-35. Brother of Charles Chilton. Married Isabella Brook and had six children; four died very young. Two surviving children were James Voss Chilton and Jane Brook Chilton Hurtthall. James (1841-1905) was Editor of Warenton, VA newspaper The Solid South.
Medium:		Oil on canvas
Size:		27 x 21.5 inches
Signed:		Not signed.
Date:		Painted circa 1837-39 in Boonville, Missouri
Collections:		.By descent in the family of Samuel Chilton to the present day; Private Collection, Missouri
Exhibitions:		First exhibition:  The George Caleb Bingham Catalogue Raisonne Supplement of Paintings and Drawings. Fred R. Kline, Editor. George Caleb Bingham, Portrait of Samuel Chilton . Exhibited online at www.GeorgeCalebBingham.org.  Ongoing from April 14, 2008, Santa Fe, NM
Publications		First publication: The George Caleb Bingham Catalogue Raisonne Supplement of Paintings and Drawings.  Fred R. Kline, Editor.  Record: Portrait of Samuel Chilton. Illustration # 7. Published online at www.GeorgeCalebBingham.org.  Ongoing from April 14, 2008, Santa Fe, NM. Note: E. Maurice Bloch was unaware of this painting and did not mention it or include it in his 1986 Catalogue Raisonne, The Paintings of George Caleb Bingham.

  

Fred R. Kline/4.14.08/revised July 2008/Santa Fe, NM

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