Verdict of the People

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Verdict of the People is a mid-19th-century painting by American artist George Caleb Bingham that vividly depicts the tensions and atmosphere surrounding a U.S. election day.

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The Verdict of the People 2
Verdict of the People canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genre painting
painting
artHistoricalContext Antebellum period
surface form: pre–Civil War United States
artworkSurface canvas
collection Saint Louis Art Museum collection
colorPalette earth tones
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator George Caleb Bingham
creatorNationality American
depicts 19th-century American politics
African American figures
U.S. election day
alcohol consumption
crowd scene
electioneering
moral and social tensions of voting
political campaigning
public square
urban setting
voters
women observers
follows Stump Speaking
The County Election
genre election scene
political art
hasPart background architecture
banners and signs
election platform
foreground crowd
hasTitleInEnglish Verdict of the People self-link
inception 1854
1855
languageOfWork none (visual artwork)
location Saint Louis Art Museum
mainSubject democratic process
popular sovereignty
tensions surrounding voting
materialUsed oil paint
movement American realism
partOfSeries George Caleb Bingham
surface form: Election Series by George Caleb Bingham
significantTheme citizenship
democracy
public opinion
race and politics
social hierarchy
temperance debate

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George Caleb Bingham notableWork Verdict of the People
The County Election followedBy Verdict of the People
this entity surface form: The Verdict of the People
Stump Speaking hasPart Verdict of the People
this entity surface form: The Verdict of the People
Verdict of the People hasTitleInEnglish Verdict of the People self-link