Portraiture and Politics in New York City, 1790-1825: Gilbert Stuart, John Vanderlyn, John Trumbull, andJohn Wesley Jarvis
Power Line (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
If interest in the American Revolution abated, it seems to have undergone a revival in recent years. Witness, for example, the first-rate best sellers written by David McCullough on John Adams and on the revolution's seminal year . The popularity of these books is in part a tribute to McCullough's craftsmanship, but their popularity also testifies to the intensity of interest in the subject....
An American Lion (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
John Trumbull “Declaration of Independence” 1826 Oh, to be mediocre. I have never been mediocre. I was cursed to be brilliant, cursed to be quick with an answer, handsome to a fault and modestly aware of my own abilities. I have led a life of extraordinary care, and it brings me to today, feeling powerful and mighty, but sad that one of our founding father’s—a...
Neatorama (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
So says Mathue Shell of Geekstir, who is (presumably) the creator of this photoshop. It’s an adaptation of John Trumbull’s 1795 painting “The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton”, owned by the Yale University Art Gallery. Link via GearFuse
YesButNoButYes (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
John Trumbull's "The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill" gets a pop culture upgrade. The Original. And the 2009 version. Via Reddit...
