Joseph Rusling Meeker

The Land of Evangeline, 1874

The Acadians in the Achafalaya, "Evangeline" - Brooklyn Museum

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

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

• “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, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1900). "Meeker, Joseph Rusling". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.