Of arms and artists : the American Revolution through painters' eyes

Of arms and artists : the American Revolution through painters' eyes /

A "chronicle of the American Revolution through the stories of the five great artists whose paintings animated the new American republic...Charles Willson Peale, John Singleton Copley, John Trumbull, Benjamin West, and Gilbert Stuart."--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Staiti, Paul J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Peale, Charles Willson, > 1741-1827.
Copley, John Singleton, > 1738-1815.
Trumbull, John, > 1756-1843.
West, Benjamin, > 1738-1820.
Stuart, Gilbert, > 1755-1828.
1700-1799
Painters > United States > Biography.
Painting > Political aspects > United States > History > 18th century.
Painters.
Painting > Political aspects.
Painting.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Art and the revolution.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Description
Summary:A "chronicle of the American Revolution through the stories of the five great artists whose paintings animated the new American republic...Charles Willson Peale, John Singleton Copley, John Trumbull, Benjamin West, and Gilbert Stuart."--
Physical Description:389 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781632864659 (hardback)
1632864657 (hardback)

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