To pay for it, the institution decided to sell its collection of more than 100 drawings by George Caleb Bingham. Christopher Bond wasn’t having it. Bond was then the governor of Missouri and didn’t ...

Whether lounging by the pool, watching blue skies or listening to the roar of ocean waves, for some summer is a favourite season; one that they wish could live on forever.

Two months ago the Museum of Modern Art called the attention of Manhattan esthetes to an almost forgotten genre painter named George Caleb Bingham, who was Missouri’s favorite 70 years ago.

The Bingham Trust will host a two-day symposium on George Caleb Bingham that honors and celebrates the 50th anniversary of Missouri Governor Christopher S. “Kit” Bond’s public subscription campaign to ...