Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution

by Richard Brookhiser

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The complicated life and legacy of John Trumbull, whose paintings portrayed both the struggle and the principles that distinguished America’s founding moment
 
“Nuanced, engaging and incisive.”—Stephen Brumwell, Wall Street Journal
 
“Succinct, both scholarly and direct. . . . Wonderful art history.”—Brian T. Allen, National Review
 
John Trumbull (1756–1843) experienced the American Revolution firsthand—he served as aid to George Washington and Horatio Gates, was shot at, and was jailed as a spy. He made it his mission to record the war, giving visual form to what most citizens of the new United States thought: that they had...Read more
  • ISBN10 0300259700
  • ISBN13 9780300259704
  • Publish Date 23 July 2024
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Yale University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 276
  • Language English