A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley

So, by the time the United States declared its independence, Copley and his kin were in London. When rebellion sundered Britain’s empire, both kin and calling determined the painter’s allegiances. Today, in museums across America, Copley’s brilliant portraits evoke patriotic fervor and rebellious optimism.The artist, however, did not share his subjects’ politics. 8 pages of color; 50 illustrations. Copley’s nation was Britain; his capital, London. He painted America’s revolution from a far shore, as Britain’s American War.An intimate portrait of the artist and his extraordinary times, Jane Kamensky’s A Revolution in Color masterfully reveals the world of the American Revolution, a place in time riven by divided loyalties and tangled sympathies. His brush captured the faces of his neighborsordinary men like Paul Revere, John Hancock, and Samuel Adamswho would become the revolutionary heroes of a new United States. He sought the largest canvas for his talents and the safest home for his family. But though his ambivalence cost him dearly, the painter’s achievements in both Britain and America made him a towering figure of both nations’ artistic legacies. This bold new history recovers an unknown American Revolution as seen through the eyes of Bost

Her many books include The Exchange Artist, a finalist for the George Washington Book Prize. . Jane Kamensky is a professor of history at Harvard University and the faculty director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

David J. Sharpe said the great American painter. This biography of Copley, the great American painter, uses his life and work in pre-Revolutionary Boston and in post-Revolutionary London as the framework of the political and social history of the first American civil war. With deep research, critical appraisal, and warm . quintessa said For Art Lovers!!. Great biography of one of America's greatest artists! I am a museum docent and found the information helpful for creating a tour. Also, it's beautifully written, well-researched, and contains many interesting facts about the American Revolution. My book discussion group is. Do not miss this outstanding book! Fascinating study of Copley, giving wonderful aspects of the world in which he lived and worked; the context of the history and development of both Boston and the Revolutionary content are fascinating!! A very gifted writer of great intelligence researched this artist and

“Far from a born partisan, Copley could have gone either way. Both gripping narrative history and insightful art criticism, A Revolution in Color is a genre-busting tour de force.” - Geraldine Brooks, author of The Secret Chord“Beautifully written and elegant, A Revolution in Color gives us a vibrant and new perspective on the conflict between America and Great Britain, a conflict the ambitious John Singleton Copley embodied. Jane Kamensky enriches our understanding of this vital time in world history.” - Annette Gordon-Reed, author of "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs"“Richly resourced, prismatic, dynamic, factually and psychologically re