Joseph Rusling Meeker | |
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| Born | September 27, 1827 |
| Died | September 27, 1887 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Known for | Louisiana bayou landscapes |
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Joseph Rusling Meeker (born in Newark, New Jersey, 21 April 1827; died in St. Louis, Missouri, 27 September 1887) was an American painter, known for his images of the Louisiana bayou. Art historian Estill Curtis Pennington called him "the foremost articulator of the romantic Louisiana landscape in the 19th century."[1]
- ^ Pennington, Estill Curtis (1991). Downriver: Currents of Style in Louisiana Painting, 1800-1950. Pelican Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-4556-0370-1. Retrieved 2023-06-08.