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Colonial and Revolutionary Art Making A New Nation, Part I. American Studies William Fremd High School. Questions for the Art Quiz. 1. Explain why art was mostly absent for the first few decades of the American Colonies?.
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Colonial and Revolutionary ArtMaking A New Nation, Part I American Studies William Fremd High School
Questions for the Art Quiz 1. Explain why art was mostly absent for the first few decades of the American Colonies? 2. What was the MOST COMMON colonial art depiction of black(african) and white(european)-racial relations? Why? 3. How were gender (men and women/boys and girls) roles MOST often portrayed in colonial art?
Earliest Art in Colonial Life • Art should be considered an artifact of history, not as a document. • Art was notably absent for the first 50-60 years of colonial life. Why? Thomas Smith: Self-Portrait, 1680
Limners • Someone who draws for a specific, private audience • Primary occupation was home decorating (furniture, etc.); portraiture was a sideline • Frequently anonymous (unsigned) Anonymous: The Mason Children, 1670 (attributed to the Freake painter)
Joshua Johnson: Portrait of Sea Captain John Murphy Joshua Johnson was the first distinguished African-American painter.
18th Century Painting • Drastic improvements in technique: depth, perception • Artists were more well trained. John Singleton Copley: Paul Revere
How is this style different from the others we have seen so far? John Singleton Copley: Watson and the Shark