Following is a biography based on information from Michael D Schroeder, art historian from Cupertino, California. He has published a catalog raisonne for Gilbert Davis Munger at the Web site http://GilbertMunger.org
Gilbert Munger died without achieving the status of a first-ranked American painter, and appreciation of his talents is still not widespread. Yet in his early career in San Francisco he was recognized as a serious player in the art scene; and in mid career in Europe, he attracted much favorable coverage in the press, made a comfortable living selling paintings to collectors and museums, and received many medals.

Gilbert Munger was born on April 14, 1837 in Madison, Connecticut. He showed interest and talent in art ea...