A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley - Brossura

Kamensky, Jane

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ISBN 10: 0393354865 ISBN 13: 9780393354867

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2017

Riassunto

Through an intimate narrative of the life of painter John Singleton Copley, award-winning historian Jane Kamensky reveals the world of the American Revolution, rife with divided loyalties and tangled sympathies.Famed today for his portraits of patriot leaders like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, Copley is celebrated as one of America s founding artists. But, married to the daughter of a tea merchant and seeking artistic approval from abroad, he could not sever his own ties with Great Britain. Rather, ambition took him to London just as the war began. His view from abroad as rich and fascinating as his harrowing experiences of patriotism in Boston, Copley s refusal to choose sides cost him dearly. Yet to this day, his towering artistic legacy remains shared by America and Britain alike.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jane Kamensky is a professor of history at Harvard University and the faculty director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Her many books include The Exchange Artist, a finalist for the George Washington Book Prize.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0393354865
• ISBN 13: 9780393354867
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 526