Daniel Boone Coming Through Cumberland Gap, City Art Museum, St. Louis, circa 1915
- Subject
- Art Exhibitions
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
The image reproduces George Caleb Bingham's painting of Daniel Boone leading a party of settlers through the Cumberland Gap. A woman on a white horse sits at the center of the group, surrounded by men with rifles, a dog, and pack animals; bare cliffs and dead trees frame the rocky pass under a cloudy sky. Bingham, a Missouri painter, made the image in the mid-nineteenth century as a scene of westward migration. The Cumberland Gap was a key route through the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky, and Boone's name had long been tied to that passage. The painting was on loan from Washington University to the City Art Museum in St. Louis.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | The Meriden Gravure Company |
|---|---|
| Condition | Good |
| Place mentioned | City Art Museum, St. Louis, MO |
| Place mentioned | Cumberland Gap |
| Publisher | The Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, CT |
| Notes | Wide white border around a halftone/engraved reproduction of a painting; small foxing spots at upper right; no printed text on the front. No postmark. Divided back ('THIS SIDE FOR CORRESPONDENCE' / 'THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS'). White border on front. Halftone/gravure print on cream stock. Handwritten '#59' in lower right corner. |
Cite this card
Daniel Boone Coming Through Cumberland Gap, City Art Museum, St. Louis, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/daniel-boone-coming-through-cumberland-gap-city-art-museum-s. Accessed November 2, 2026.