1754-1783: The Arts
1754-1783: Chapter Two: The Arts
by THOMAS E. AUGST
CONTENTS
CHRONOLOGY 14
OVERVIEW 21
TOPICS IN THE NEWS
Architecture 23
Patience Wright, Sculptor and Spy 25
Art I: Professionals from the Provinces 25
Art II: American History Painting 27
Drama I: Colonial Era 29
Drama II: The First Professional Theater 30
Taking Othello on the Road: Playbill, 1761 31
Literature I: Literary Form and Politics 31
Literature II: Reading and the Print Trade 34
Music 35
The Poetry of Independence 38
HEADLINE MAKERS
Robert Bolling 41
John Singleton Copley 42
PUBLICATIONS 44
Sidebars and tables are listed in italics.
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