University City Native Stars in The American Artist: The Life & Times of George Caleb Bingham

Emmy-Award winning Wide Awake Films and The Friends of Arrow Rock are premiering their biopic docu-drama, The American Artist: The Life & Times of George Caleb Bingham at the St Louis Art Museum (SLAM) on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 pm. Emmy nominated actor, Keith David, known for Platoon, Mr. & Mrs Smith, Crash and the voice of Ken Burns’, The War and the Jazz series narrates the film. Saint Louis native, Gregory Sporleder, University City native and veteran actor of supporting roles in major film and TV hits such as Criminal Minds, A League of Their Own, Being John Malkovich and Black Hawk Down plays the role of the elder Bingham. Yo-Yo Ma, Grammy award winning cellist, is featured in the soundtrack. Here is a trailer of the film. www.binghamfilm.com.

Also on Nov. 6, visitors can learn more about Bingham’s unique artistic process and subject matter in a tour of the American galleries and the Print Study Room led by Melissa Wolfe, curator of American art, and Elizabeth Wyckoff, curator of prints, drawings and photographs. Space is limited for the free tours, which depart from Sculpture Hall at 11:15 am, 12:30 pm, and 3:30 pm. CONTACT: Matthew Hathaway, 314.655.5493, matthew.hathaway@slam.org.

All events in The Farrell Auditorium, including free events, are ticketed. Tickets are subject to availability. Tickets may be purchased or reserved in person at the Museum's Information Centers or through MetroTix at metrotix.com or 314.534.1111. All tickets purchased or reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets purchased at the Museum. Space for this program is limited. Advanced tickets recommended.