Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution by Brookhiser, Richard

Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution

The complicated life and legacy of John Trumbull, whose paintings portrayed both the struggle and the principles...
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Author: Richard Brookhiser
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Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution by Brookhiser, Richard

Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution

¥7,151

Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution

¥7,151
Author: Richard Brookhiser
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The complicated life and legacy of John Trumbull, whose paintings portrayed both the struggle and the principles that distinguished America's founding moment

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 brought into the world a great and unprecedented political experiment. His purpose, he wrote, was "to preserve and diffuse the memory of the noblest series of actions which have ever presented themselves in the history of man." Although Trumbull's contemporaries viewed him as a painter, Trumbull thought of himself as a historian.

Richard Brookhiser tells Trumbull's story of acclaim and recognition, a story complicated by provincialism, war, a messy personal life, and, ultimately, changing fashion. He shows how the artist's fifty-year project embodied the meaning of American exceptionalism and played a key role in defining the values of the new country. Trumbull depicted the story of self-rule in the modern world--a story as important and as contested today as it was 250 years ago.

Author: Richard Brookhiser
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 05/28/2024
Pages: 276
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
ISBN: 9780300259704

About the Author
Richard Brookhiser is a senior editor of National Review and a fellow of the National Review Institute. His books include Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington and Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln. He lives in New York City.

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