Colonial and Revolutionary Art, Part II William Fremd High School American Studies
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
Charles Wilson Peale Exhuming the First American Mastodon,
Charles Wilson Peale: The Staircase Group
Edward Savage: The Washington Family
Post-Revolutionary Paintings Self- Portrait Benjamin West Penns Treaty with the Indians
Benjamin West: Signing of the Preliminary Treaty of Peace in 1782," Pictured: John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin, and Henry Laurens.
John Trumbull: At the Battle of Bunker Hill
John Trumbull: Declaration of Independence
Portraits of George Washington Charles Wilson Peale: George Washington Gilbert Stuart: George Washington, 1796
George Washington Portraits by Gilbert Stuart
John Adams Portraits by Gilbert Stuart
The First Two First Ladies by Gilbert Stuart Martha Washington, 1796 Abigail Adams,
The Next Three Presidents by Gilbert Stuart Thomas JeffersonJames MadisonJames Monroe
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 Brunidis "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.
The Apotheosis of George Washington, Artist Unknown
Samuel Jennings: Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences
Unknown: The Sargent Family, 1800