1. Colonial and Revolutionary Art Making A New Nation, Part I
American Studies
William Fremd High School

2. Earliest Art in Colonial Life
Art should be considered an artifact of history, not as a document.
Art was notably absent for the first years of colonial life. Why?
Thomas Smith: Self-Portrait, 1680

3. Limners Someone who draws for a specific, private audience
Primary occupation was home decorating (furniture, etc.); portraiture was a sideline
Frequently anonymous (unsigned)
Anonymous: The Mason Children, 1670 (attributed to the Freake painter)

4. Anonymous: Elizabeth Freake and Baby Mary, ca. 1670

5. Anonymous: Anne Pollard

6. Joshua Johnson: Portrait of Sea Captain John Murphy
Joshua Johnson was the first distinguished African-American painter.

7. Ralph Earl: Roger Sherman

8. Ralph Earl: Portrait of A Man with A Gun

9. Robert Feke: Sir Isaac Royall and Family

10. John Hesselius: Charles Calvert and Colored Slave, 1761

11. Justus Engelhardt Kuhn: Henry Darnall III as A Child

12. 18th Century Painting
Drastic improvements in technique: depth, perception
Artists were more well trained.
John Singleton Copley: Paul Revere

13. John Singleton Copley: The Gore Children

14. John Singleton Copley: Mr. and Mrs. Mifflin

15. John Singleton Copley: Mrs. Seymour Fort

16. John Singleton Copley: Boy and Squirrel

17. John Singleton Copley: Watson and the Shark