Dana Mengel – Cass County Public Library

Cass County history in a famous painting

May 23, 2014January 22, 2018 casscolibrary Cass County, Dana Mengel, George Caleb Bingham, local history, Order No. 11, painting, The Mengel Brothers String Duo

Did you know that one the most famous and renowned 19th century American painters, George Caleb Bingham, painted a work titled “Order No. 11” depicting a crucial moment in Cass County’s history? View this video for a closer look at the painting. The video is part of a series combining digital images of Bingham’s paintings with original string compositions inspired by the paintings.