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A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley
Jane Kamensky
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Description for A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley
Hardcover. This bold new history recovers the American Revolution, as seen through the eyes of Boston-born painter John Singleton Copley. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8 pages of color; 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 244 x 46. Weight in Grams: 988.
In this life of painter John Singleton Copley, Jane Kamensky untangles the web of principles and interests that shaped the age of America's revolution. Copley's talent earned him the patronage of Boston's leaders but he did not share their politics and painting portraits failed to satisfy his lofty artistic goals. A British subject who lamented America's provincialism, Copley looked longingly across the Atlantic. When resistance escalated into war, he was in London. A painter of America's revolution as Britain's American War, the magisterial canvases he created made him one of the towering figures of the British art scene. Kamensky brings ... Read more
In this life of painter John Singleton Copley, Jane Kamensky untangles the web of principles and interests that shaped the age of America's revolution. Copley's talent earned him the patronage of Boston's leaders but he did not share their politics and painting portraits failed to satisfy his lofty artistic goals. A British subject who lamented America's provincialism, Copley looked longingly across the Atlantic. When resistance escalated into war, he was in London. A painter of America's revolution as Britain's American War, the magisterial canvases he created made him one of the towering figures of the British art scene. Kamensky brings ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
987g
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393240016
SKU
V9780393240016
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About Jane Kamensky
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.
Reviews for A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley
Jane Kamensky has not only crafted a stunning biography but also a truly singular account of The American Revolution. A Revolution in Color masterfully unravels any easy distinctions between patriots and loyalists.
Amanda Foreman ... I commend Kamensky's skill as a writer. Even if you had little interest in such a man as Copley, this is a ... Read more
Amanda Foreman ... I commend Kamensky's skill as a writer. Even if you had little interest in such a man as Copley, this is a ... Read more