Isaac Suttles was a potter born in 1840 in Ohio. His father, Benjamin Suttles, was also a potter of some repute in Ohio during this time. When Isaac Suttles moved…
A couple of years after Col. John Trumbull's service in the American Revolution, which ended spectacularly with his resignation. In a letter written to his superior he said with pride…
This Bezalel Hanukkah lamp (1920) represents the arts nouveau sensibility that Boris Schatz and his school were well known for. The artist is Ze'ev Raban. Indicative of his style, this…
The Bezalel Kiddush cup was created in 1920 in Jerusalem, Palestine. Named after the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem, founded by Boris Schatz in 1906, this cup…
Photography was a brand-new artform during the Victorian era. People, at first, did not know what to make of it, but then it became a booming enterprise. In Lady Elizabeth…
Reuven Rubin did not come from a rich family. He grew up in Romania, in what he called a little ghetto. Even at a young age, though, Rubin showed artistic…
Born Wolf Rawicki, Ze'ev Raban was born on February 12, 1890, in the town of Lemberg, which is now in the area of the Ukraine. Ze’ev’s family were a…
Tipu’s Tiger is on exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England. Basically, it is a carved piece of wood made to look like a British soldier being…
JOHN TRUMBULL. Thomas Jefferson 1788. Paris, France. Miniature.
John Trumbull and Thomas Jefferson had a long association beginning with Jefferson's time in France. Trumbull and Jefferson met in London…
Trumbull reconnected with his old acquaintances of the Revolutionary War and painted many of their likenesses. One time, Trumbull attended a banquet given in New York on July 4, 1804,…
Trumbull’s early life as the governor’s son, Harvard graduate, and American Revolutionary War hero set him apart as someone worthy of distinction and respect. His most cherished goal was to…
Portraits made in the past are open to interpretation in the future. Without the artist giving background information, the viewer provides the historical account. Trumbull’s paintings of Harvey challenge this…