Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Frederick Ruple (September 19, 1871 - May 23, 1938) was a 20th-century Swiss-American painter. He was primarily a portrait painter, and was also commissioned to paint Confederate Civil War battle scenes and murals. Ruple lived for some periods in Arkansas and Oklahoma where he traveled around and studied the American Indians and early settlement in the Midwest.The Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 inspired Ruple to create his most famous painting "The Spirit of '89". The central figure in the painting is Major Gordon W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill, the famous scout), who can be seen in his full scout outfit leading the run. The painting measures 9 feet by 12 feet (with frame).Lew Wentz, a prominent business man from Ponca City, bought "The Spirit of '89". "He presented it to the city of Ponca City, which in turn gave it to the Oklahoma Historical Society, in whose building it now hangs." Ruple’s paintings from the Civil War (1861 – 1865) include depictions of Confederates battle scenes. His "Battle of Paris 1862" depicts a skirmish near Forrest Heights on the west side of the city, on March 11, 1862.The painting "General Nathan Bedford Forrest" depicts the Confederate war hero at the battle at Bogler's.Ruple depicts the Battle at Brice's Cross Roads, fought on June 10, 1864, in his painting "Edmund Winchester Rucker".Most of Ruple’s fame came from painting portraits of celebrities in Arkansas and Oklahoma like Confederate Generals and known politicians. His subjects included former United States Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma; Supreme Court Judge U.M. Rose of Little Rock, Ark.; the father of Senator Joe Robinson; J.S. Parks and E. B. Kinsworthy, former Attorney-General of Arkansas; Mrs. Walter Ferguson, newspaper columnist; her husband, Senator Caraway of Ark.; Judge Thomas of Muskogee, and William Busy of McAlester.As a painter, Ruple took commission jobs that came from builders and decorators who hired him to paint murals and designs in public buildings. The work he did along these lines was among the most prominent in America.. }
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- Frederick_Ruple abstract "Frederick Ruple (September 19, 1871 - May 23, 1938) was a 20th-century Swiss-American painter. He was primarily a portrait painter, and was also commissioned to paint Confederate Civil War battle scenes and murals. Ruple lived for some periods in Arkansas and Oklahoma where he traveled around and studied the American Indians and early settlement in the Midwest.The Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 inspired Ruple to create his most famous painting "The Spirit of '89". The central figure in the painting is Major Gordon W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill, the famous scout), who can be seen in his full scout outfit leading the run. The painting measures 9 feet by 12 feet (with frame).Lew Wentz, a prominent business man from Ponca City, bought "The Spirit of '89". "He presented it to the city of Ponca City, which in turn gave it to the Oklahoma Historical Society, in whose building it now hangs." Ruple’s paintings from the Civil War (1861 – 1865) include depictions of Confederates battle scenes. His "Battle of Paris 1862" depicts a skirmish near Forrest Heights on the west side of the city, on March 11, 1862.The painting "General Nathan Bedford Forrest" depicts the Confederate war hero at the battle at Bogler's.Ruple depicts the Battle at Brice's Cross Roads, fought on June 10, 1864, in his painting "Edmund Winchester Rucker".Most of Ruple’s fame came from painting portraits of celebrities in Arkansas and Oklahoma like Confederate Generals and known politicians. His subjects included former United States Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma; Supreme Court Judge U.M. Rose of Little Rock, Ark.; the father of Senator Joe Robinson; J.S. Parks and E. B. Kinsworthy, former Attorney-General of Arkansas; Mrs. Walter Ferguson, newspaper columnist; her husband, Senator Caraway of Ark.; Judge Thomas of Muskogee, and William Busy of McAlester.As a painter, Ruple took commission jobs that came from builders and decorators who hired him to paint murals and designs in public buildings. The work he did along these lines was among the most prominent in America.".