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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN & JOHN TRUMBULL IN PARIS 1780

American History, Art & Divine Imagination, Nothing But Trumbull, ReligiousJuly 24, 202623Views 0Likes 0Comments

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 and some impudence, "From this day, therefore, I lay aside my cockade and sword, with the fixed determination never to resume them until I can…

REUVEN RUBIN- JUDAIC ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY

Art & Divine Imagination, Bezalel, Judaica, Religious, Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 24, 202664Views 0Likes 0Comments

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 talent. He recounts the story of when he was three and came home from his first day at heder. He held a piece of brick…

BEZALEL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS- ZE’EV RABAN

Art & Divine Imagination, Bezalel, Boris Schatz, Judaica, Religious, zionismJune 19, 202684Views 0Likes 0Comments

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 devout Jewish family. He was artistic from a young age and would later grow up to become one of Judaica’s most loved artists. He received…

COL. JOHN TRUMBULL & THOMAS JEFFERSON

American History, Nothing But TrumbullJune 8, 202695Views 0Likes 0Comments

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 and continued their association in Paris in the late 1780s. Jefferson invited Trumbull to stay with him in Paris, and they struck up a nice…

JOHN TRUMBULL, ALEXANDER HAMILTON & AARON BURR

American History, Nothing But TrumbullJune 4, 202676Views 0Likes 0Comments

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, for the members of the Society of Cincinnati, which is an organization of Revolutionary War Officers. It was there that Trumbull witnessed an important American…

COL. JOHN TRUMBULL IN SUMMATION

American History, Nothing But Trumbull, Sarah Hope Harvey TrumbullJune 3, 202693Views 0Likes 0Comments

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 be recognized as America’s history painter, not just in his time but for generations to come. This would ensure that the sacrifices and triumphs of…

SARAH HOPE HARVEY TRUMBULL- PRIVATE PORTRAITURE IN A PUBLIC WORLD

American History, Nothing But Trumbull, Sarah Hope Harvey TrumbullJune 3, 2026110Views 0Likes 0Comments

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 rule, however. He painted her not just as a record of her life, but there seems to be a deeper reason. He did not need…

CHARLES WILSON PEALE’S PORTRAITURE

American History, Nothing But Trumbull, Sarah Hope Harvey Trumbull, Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 3, 202691Views 0Likes 0Comments

Another student of Benjamin West, Charles Wilson Peale, studied with him a few years before John Trumbull came to study with West. Peale’s father died when he was still a child, so Peale had to drop out of school and apprentice to a saddle-maker. He was not especially suited to this profession and when he…

COL. JOHN TRUMBULL & GILBERT STUART IN ENGLAND

American History, Nothing But Trumbull, Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 2, 202671Views 0Likes 0Comments

Gilbert Stuart, like Trumbull, studied under West. Several stories have circulated as to how Stuart became a pupil of West. One story has Stuart send a letter to West imploring, “Pity me Good Sir, I’ve just arrived at the age of 21 an age when most young men have done something worthy of notice &…

BENJAMIN WEST PORTRAITURE- OFFICIAL PAINTER OF GEORGE III

American History, Nothing But Trumbull, Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 2, 202675Views 0Likes 0Comments

After Harvard and his service in the American Revolution, John Trumbull left America to study under Benjamin West. West was an American painter who had begun life as a portrait painter but had progressed in talent and respect enough to now be the official painter of George III. West was well known for his history…

COL. JOHN TRUMBULL HARVARD YEARS & JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY PORTRAITURE

American History, Nothing But Trumbull, Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 2, 202680Views 0Likes 0Comments

As a youth, John Trumbull balked at going to Harvard. Trumbull records, “The tranquility of the arts seemed better suited to me than the more bustling scenes of life, and I ventured to remonstrate with my father, stating to him that the expense of a college education would be inconvenient to him, and after it…

SIR JOSHUA REYNOLD’S 18TH CENTURY PORTRAITURE

Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 2, 202666Views 0Likes 0Comments

From the mid to late 18th century, Sir Joshua Reynolds was the premier portrait artist in England. Reynolds, long-time President of the Royal Academy, consummate art educator, and author of “Discourses” would have been familiar to Trumbull from his time spent studying art under West in London. Reynolds had much to say about the theory and…