Joseph Rusling Meeker (born in Newark, New Jersey, 21 April 1827; died in St. Louis, Missouri, 27 September 1887) was a United States painter. Biography He studied at the National Academy of Design in 1845–46, and exhibited at the American Art Union in 1849–50, the Academy of Design in 1867, and the Boston Art Club in 1877. His studio was at St. Louis. Meeker had a special sympathy with southern scenery, and has successfully rendered the landscapes of Louisiana. Works “The Indian Chief” “The Acadians in the Atchafalaya” “The Vale of Cashmere” “The Lotos Eaters” “Louisiana Bayou” “The Noon-Day Rest,” from Longfellow's Evangeline "Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin" Notes References Attribution 1827 births 1887 deaths 20th-century American painters American male painters American landscape painters Artists from St. Louis Artists from Newark, New Jersey National Academy of Design alumni Painters from Missouri Painters from New Jersey 19th-century American painters 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American male artists