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

2. Questions for the Art Quiz 1.Explain why art was mostly absent for the first few decades of the American Colonies? 2.What was the MOST COMMON colonial art depiction of black (African) and white (European)- racial relations? Why? 3.How were gender (men and women/boys and girls) roles MOST OFTEN portrayed in colonial art?

3. Earliest Art in Colonial Life Art should be considered an artifact of history, not as a document. Art was notably absent for the first 50-60 years of colonial life. Why? Thomas Smith: Self- Portrait, 1680

4. 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)

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

6. Anonymous: Anne Pollard

7. Ralph Earl: Roger Sherman

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

9. Robert Feke: Sir Isaac Royall and Family Wifes Sister Sister Daughter, Elizabeth (I & II) Not there. Then, there. Then, not there. Then, there again? Wife Wealth

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

12. Justus Engelhardt Kuhn: Henry Darnall III as A Child 1715

13. 18 th Century Painting Drastic improvements in technique: depth, perception Artists were more well trained. John Singleton Copley: Paul Revere

14. John Singleton Copley: The Gore Children

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

17. John Singleton Copley: Boy and Squirrel

20. John Singleton Copley: Watson and the Shark How is this style different from the others we have seen so far?

21. John Singleton Copley: Watson and the Shark