| George Caleb Bingham — The County Election |
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The County Election |
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Published: Philadelphia 1854 Medium: Line and mezzotint engraving by John Sartain (1808-1897) Dimensions: Framed size: 35 x 42 1/2 inches In "The County Election," Bingham created another quaint scene which conveyed the ideal of the simple and modest life of 19th-century American communities. While some men seem to cluster in important debates regarding the election at hand, others sit on the outskirts of the scene, lazily observing the commotion. Again, children and pets play in the dust of the unpaved street, seemingly oblivious of the election and the excitement it induces. |
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