RC250: CGHS Spring Program - The Painter's Fire

The Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution by Zara Anishanslin

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American Sculptor Patience Wright

The war that we now call the American Revolution was not only fought in the colonies by soldiers with muskets and bayonets. On both sides of the Atlantic, artists played an integral role in forging revolutionary ideals. Black and mixed race as well as white, and women as well as men, their largely forgotten histories uncover a fascinating history of the creative people who risked their lives and independence—often in the heart of enemy territory in Britain itself—to declare independence. Discover the intertwined lives of three forgotten artists: Robert Edge Pine, Prince Demah, and Patience Wright, who defied the British monarchy, armed with paint, wax, activism, and espionage.

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