Of arms and artists : the American Revolution through painters' eyes / Paul J. Staiti.

Author: Staiti, Paul J.

Imprint:New York : Bloomsbury Press, c2016.

Description389 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Note:Art and the American Revolution -- Charles Willson Peale's war -- Philadelphia's founding artist -- Benjamin West's peace -- John Singleton Copley's patriots -- John Adams' piece of vanity -- John Trumbull's martyrs -- Thomas Jefferson's invitation -- Gilbert Stuart's Washington -- John Trumbull's second act

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note:A "chronicle of the American Revolution through the stories of the five great artists whose paintings animated the new American republic...Charles Willson Peale, John Singleton Copley, John Trumbull, Benjamin West, and Gilbert Stuart."-- Provided by publisher

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