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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Neoclassism: Epic, Mock Epic and Satire

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Unfortunately, "literary" writing was not as simple and direct as political writing. When trying to write poetry, most educated authors stumbled into the pitfall of elegant neoclassicism. The epic, in particular, exercised a fatal...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Trumbull

For Students 9th - 10th
John Trumbull is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: John Trumbull

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists museums that have John Trumbull (1756-1843 CE) paintings. Many of the museums have images and descriptions of the paintings online.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cole, the Oxbow

For Students 9th - 10th
Thomas Cole was best known for his landscape paintings which embodied the beauty and grandeur of the American wilderness during the first half of the nineteenth century. When viewed through the lens of nineteenth-century political...
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University of Maryland

Early Americas Digital Archive: Anarchaid. A New England Poem

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "The Anarchaid" a New England Poem written by David Humphreys, Joel Barlow, John Trumbull, and D. Lemuel Hopkins in 1786.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: John Trumbull

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about John Trumbull.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Declaration of Independence

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Declaration of Independence", created by John Trumbull from 1817-19 (Oil on canvas, 366 x 549 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Captain Samuel Blodget in Rifle Dress

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Portrait of Captain Samuel Blodget in Rifle Dress", created by John Trumbull, c. 1786 (Oil on canvas, 53 x 43 cm).
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Trumbull

For Students 9th - 10th
John Trumbull (June 6, 1756 - November 10, 1843) was an American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary War famous for his historical paintings including his Declaration of Independence, which appears on the reverse of...