Joseph Rusling Meeker (born in Newark, New Jersey, 21 April 1827; died in St. Louis, Missouri, 27 September 1887) was a United States painter.

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Biography

He studied at the National Academy of Design in 1845–46, and exhibited at the American Art Union in 1849–50, the Academy of Design in 1867, and the Boston Art Club in 1877. His studio was at St. Louis. Meeker had a special sympathy with southern scenery, and has successfully rendered the landscapes of Louisiana.

Works

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• “The Indian Chief”
• “The Acadians in the Atchafalaya”
• “The Vale of Cashmere”
• “The Lotos Eaters”
• “Louisiana Bayou”
• “The Noon-Day Rest,” from Longfellow's Evangeline
• "Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin"

Notes

References

• Seibels, Cynthia (1990). "Joseph Rusling Meeker (American, 1827-1887)". fineoldart.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

Attribution

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Meeker, Joseph Rusling" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.

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