Handling. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts visit s museums and historic places. The National Gallery of art was a gift to the American People from financier Andrew Mellon who served as treasury secretary until 1932. Up next, we visit the museum to learn about early american portrait painting and work of John Singleton copley. Dianne hello. We are standing in a room full a portrait by John Singleton copley, americas most important colonial portrait painter. I think as we look around the room, you can think back to the words of john adams 1817 who said when you see his portraits, you want a discourse with him, you want to ask him questions and receive answers. Let me give you some background. In the early part of the 18th century, american early painters without much background and training made ambitious but tentative likenesses onture canvas because portraiture was really the only way to do that. It was the most important type of painting in the colonies. There was a
Following the sold-out success of “COVID SUX: The Musical” and “COVID STILL SUX: The Musical Part 2,” Chris Henry and Mark Falconer have written a new sequel, “COVID STILL SUX REDUX: The Musical, Part 2.5,” to their musical comedy about the pandemic which will be staged at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, at the […]
Following the sold-out success of “COVID SUX: The Musical” and “COVID STILL SUX: The Musical Part 2,” Chris Henry and Mark Falconer have written a new sequel, “COVID STILL SUX REDUX: The Musical, Part 2.5,” to their musical comedy about the pandemic which will be staged at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, at the […]