Title: American paintings of the eighteenth century
First published: 1995
Description: "The energy and optimism of the new nation are abundantly apparent in this catalogue. It features some of the icons of American art, such as John Singleton Copley's The Copley Family and Gilbert Stuart's portraits of the first five presidents. Numerous paintings, including Benjamin West's Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), are discussed from a new perspective, the result of information culled from letters, wills, and other previously unpublished documents. The author offers new interpretations of some works, among them Charles Willson Peale's portrait of the Baltimore couple Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming. The volume is richly illustrated, with carefully selected comparative illustrations."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Catalogs, American Painting, Painting, American, National Gallery of Art (U.S.), Painting, Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, Painting & paintings, c 1700 to c 1800, Art & Art Instruction, 18th century, Washington (D.C.), Art, USA, American - General, History - General, Art / History / American, Techniques - Painting, Painting, modern, 17th-18th centuries, Painting, catalogs, Modern Painting
Places: Washington (D.C.)
Time periods: 18th century
LC classification: ND207 .N28 1995