Title: Rufus Porter's Curious World
Description: "An examination of Rufus Porter, an enigmatic but astonishingly productive American artist, inventor, and publisher. Presents his life and work in the context of the cultural, social, and technological networks that shaped innovation and democracy during the antebellum era"--
Subjects: Painting, american, Miniature painting, Inventions, United states, intellectual life, Criticism and interpretation, American Painting, American Portrait miniatures, History, Intellectual life