Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Meeker, Joseph Rusling

MEEKER, Joseph Rusling, artist, b. in Newark, N. J., 21 April, 1827. He studied at the National academy of design in 1845-'6, and has exhibited at the American art union in 1849-'50, the Academy of design in 1867, and the Boston art club in 1877. His studio is at St. Louis. Mr. Meeker has shown a special sympathy with southern scenery, and has successfully rendered the landscapes of Louisiana. Among his paintings are "The Indian Chief," "The Acadians in the Atchafalaya," "The Vale of Cashmere," "The Lotos Eaters," "Louisiana Bayou," and "The Noon-Day Rest," from Longfellow's "Evangeline."