Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap George Caleb Bingham, 1852

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Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap

Why it's great

The frontiersman Daniel Boone leads a group of pioneers through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky, with a woman riding a white horse. George Caleb Bingham painted this hopeful image of westward settling in 1852.

🏛️ Part of history

Westward Expansion & the Frontier (1803–1890) — The frontiersman Daniel Boone leads a group of pioneers through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky, with a woman riding a white horse.

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About the artist

George Caleb Bingham

1811–1879 · born in Augusta County · died in Kansas City

George Caleb Bingham was born in Virginia and raised in Missouri. He painted the life of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, from flatboatmen to election days. He also served in Missouri politics. He died in Kansas City in 1879.