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Colonial and Revolutionary Art, Part II
William Fremd High SchoolAmerican Studies
Quiz Questions:1.How did early U.S. art depict/portray historical events, AND WHY? Use examples from the art presentation.
2.How was George Washington portrayed/depicted as an example of an early American (U.S.) historical figure, AND WHY? Use examples from the art presentation.
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Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary
American Art• Conveys American
interpretations of historical events
• Demonstrates attempts to convey a sense of American history and culture separate from Europe
• Shows neo-classical influence
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Charles Wilson Peale“Exhuming the First American Mastodon,” 1806-08
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Charles Wilson Peale: “The Staircase Group”
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Edward Savage: “The Washington Family”
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Post-Revolutionary Paintings
“Self-Portrait”
Benjamin West
“Penn’s Treaty with the Indians”
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Benjamin West: “Signing of the Preliminary Treaty of Peace in 1782," 1783-4
Pictured: John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin, and Henry Laurens.
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John Trumbull: “At the Battle of Bunker Hill”
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John Trumbull: “Declaration of Independence”
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Portraits of George Washington
Charles Wilson Peale: “George Washington”
Gilbert Stuart: “George Washington,” 1796
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George Washington Portraits by Gilbert Stuart
1795
1796
1796
1821
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John Adams Portraits by Gilbert Stuart
1798
1824
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The First Two First Ladies by Gilbert Stuart
“Martha Washington,” 1796
“Abigail Adams,”
1800-1814
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The Next Three Presidents by Gilbert Stuart
“Thomas Jefferson”
“James Madison”
“James Monroe”
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Constantino Brunidi: “The Apotheosis of George Washington,” 1865
Americans are everywhere given the message that they can look up to George Washington, but for those who walk through the Rotunda of the Capitol, the figurative becomes literal. Gazing upward to the dome, one sees Washington floating far overhead, a life-sized and heavenly vision. Constantino Brunidi’s "The Apotheosis of George Washington" looms above. The old General and first President sits in majesty, flanked on the right by the Goddess of Liberty and on his left by a winged figure of Fame sounding a trumpet and holding a palm frond aloft in a symbol of victory. Thirteen female figures stand in a semi-circle around Washington, representing the thirteen original states. On the outer ring of the canopy, six allegorical groupings surround him, representing classical images of agriculture, arts and sciences, commerce, war, mechanics, and marine.
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The Apotheosis of George Washington, Artist Unknown
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Samuel Jennings: “Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences”
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Unknown: “The Sargent Family,” 1800