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Early American Paintings in the Worcester Art Museum
A site with examples and information about early American paintings from 1671-1829. Use the timeline to click on a time period, or click and select by artist, genre, or place of origin. Also includes an extensive bibliography.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Expore Pa History: Thomas Mifflin
Provides details about a historical marker on Mifflin. Includes a short biographical sketch plus links to three famous Mifflin portraits (by Benjamin West, Charles Wilson Peale, and John Singleton Copley).
Digital History
Digital History: The Artist in American Society
See how the creation of visual art in its many forms developed over the first half of the 19th century. In addition of the painters in the Hudson River School of Art, read about the beautification of natural spaces such as parks, and...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Danger! Shark!
Students will learn the story of young Brook Watson who lost his leg to a shark attack. By re-enacting the stances and feelings of his rescuers, they will come up with a list of adjectives to create a class definition of a hero/heroine....
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The Web Museum profiles the work of the American painter John Singleton Copley (1738-1815).
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Formal Painting of Mifflin as a Teenager
Provides details about a historical marker on Mifflin. Includes a short biographical sketch plus links to three famous Mifflin portraits (by Benjamin West, Charles Wilson Peale & John Singleton Copley).
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Thomas Mifflin Wearing a Dark Suit With a Yellow Vest and Ruffled Shirt
Provides details about a historical marker on Mifflin. Includes a short biographical sketch plus links to three famous Mifflin portraits (by Benjamin West, Charles Wilson Peale & John Singleton Copley).
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Click to View Full Sized Image
Site contains an enlargeable image of the painting "Paul Revere" by John Singleton Copely. There is also a description of the painting and the time period in which it was completed.