George C. Eichbaum
- BORN
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November 21, 1837
Bowling Green, Kentucky
- DIED
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April 18, 1919
Saint Louis, Missouri
George Calder Eichbaum was a painter in St. Louis, Missouri, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who focused on portraits, genre scenes and landscapes. Best known for his portraits of women and children, he received commissions from St. Louis’s civic leaders, including Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle, Mrs. James Sidney Rollins, and Gustave Wolff.
Although Eichbaum’s painting style was loose and expressive when painting landscapes, his portraits focus on recording an accurate likeness of the sitter. To do this, Eichbaum strove to capture his sitters in characteristic poses and with individual expressions, while employing a realistic style that was able to capture the minute details of the sitters and their surroundings.
Although Eichbaum was educated as a civil engineer in Pennsylvania and began working as a civil engineer, he developed an interest in art and later made it his main career. He studied with David R. Smith in Pittsburgh, then moved to St. Louis, opening a studio in 1859.
During his career, Eichbaum exhibited his work in exhibitions in St. Louis and at the National Academy of Design in New York City. He traveled to Europe and attended the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1878. Eichbaum was also active in the St. Louis art community. He belonged to the St. Louis Club and was named an academician of the St. Louis Academy of Fine Arts in 1878.
Western Art Association Exhibition
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National Academy of Design Exhibition
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National Academy of Design Exhibition
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National Academy of Design Exhibition
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National Academy of Design Exhibition
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National Academy of Design Exhibition
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition
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St. Louis Club Exhibition
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McCaughen & Burr Gallery Exhibition
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Noonan-Kocian Gallery Exhibition
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Barn Gallery Exhibition
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Award, St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association Fair
Award, St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association Fair
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Western Art Association Exhibition
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National Academy of Design Exhibition
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National Academy of Design Exhibition
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National Academy of Design Exhibition
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National Academy of Design Exhibition
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National Academy of Design Exhibition
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition
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St. Louis Club Exhibition
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Organized by St. Louis Club
McCaughen & Burr Gallery Exhibition
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Noonan-Kocian Gallery Exhibition
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Organized by Noonan-Kocian Gallery
Barn Gallery Exhibition
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Award, St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association Fair
Award, St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association Fair
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“George C. Eichbaum,” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1971, Certificate No: 15614, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1919/1919_00016254.PDF.
Peter Hastings Falk, The Annual Exhibition Record of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1876-1913 (Madison: Sound View Press, 1989), 185.
Maria Naylor, National Academy of Design Exhibition Record 1861-1900 (New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1973) 1:266-267.
“G.C. Eichbaum, Artist, Dies," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 19, 1919, 4.
“Newsboys’ Home Portraits Placed on Exhibition,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, November 20, 1908, 14.
“New Portraits by St. Louis Artists," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 4, 1906, 62.
Howard Louis Conard, Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference (New York, Louisville, St. Louis: Southern History Co, 1901), 2: 357, accessed January 13, 2023, https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofhi02cona/page/n441/mode/2up.
“St. Louis Artists Interested in the Zorn-Pierce Portrait Case, Declare While a Portrait Should Resemble the Person, Art Demands Pay,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 16, 1900, 37.
“A Group of Great Artists: An Honor Roll of the Cluster of Brilliant Men Who Made St. Louis an Art Center,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, November 26, 1899, 5.
J.A. Dacus and James W. Buel, A Tour of St. Louis: Or, The Inside Life of a Great City (St. Louis: Western Pub. Co., Jones & Griffin, 1878), 71-72, accessed January 9, 2023, https://archive.org/details/tourofstlouisori01dacu/page/70/mode/2up.
“Fully Organized: List of the Officers, Council, Academicians, and Life Members of the St. Louis Academy of Fine Arts," St. Louis Globe-Democrat, March 3, 1878, 9.
Core Reference Sources
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
William H. Gerdts, Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting, 1710-1920 (New York: Abbeville Press, 1990).
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
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George C. Eichbaum, Portrait of James G. Yeatman, 1890.
Oil/Canvas, 52 1/8 x 39 1/4 in.
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Gift of Joseph Gilbert Chapman, WU 3153.
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Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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Artist clippings file is available at:
Bibliography
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“George C. Eichbaum,” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1971, Certificate No: 15614, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1919/1919_00016254.PDF.
Peter Hastings Falk, The Annual Exhibition Record of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1876-1913 (Madison: Sound View Press, 1989), 185.
Maria Naylor, National Academy of Design Exhibition Record 1861-1900 (New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1973) 1:266-267.
“G.C. Eichbaum, Artist, Dies," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 19, 1919, 4.
“Newsboys’ Home Portraits Placed on Exhibition,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, November 20, 1908, 14.
“New Portraits by St. Louis Artists," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 4, 1906, 62.
Howard Louis Conard, Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference (New York, Louisville, St. Louis: Southern History Co, 1901), 2: 357, accessed January 13, 2023, https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofhi02cona/page/n441/mode/2up.
“St. Louis Artists Interested in the Zorn-Pierce Portrait Case, Declare While a Portrait Should Resemble the Person, Art Demands Pay,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 16, 1900, 37.
“A Group of Great Artists: An Honor Roll of the Cluster of Brilliant Men Who Made St. Louis an Art Center,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, November 26, 1899, 5.
J.A. Dacus and James W. Buel, A Tour of St. Louis: Or, The Inside Life of a Great City (St. Louis: Western Pub. Co., Jones & Griffin, 1878), 71-72, accessed January 9, 2023, https://archive.org/details/tourofstlouisori01dacu/page/70/mode/2up.
“Fully Organized: List of the Officers, Council, Academicians, and Life Members of the St. Louis Academy of Fine Arts," St. Louis Globe-Democrat, March 3, 1878, 9.
Core Reference Sources
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
William H. Gerdts, Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting, 1710-1920 (New York: Abbeville Press, 1990).
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on March 29, 2023
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