Second in Lecture Series: Understanding American Art, presented by National Gallery of Art historian

How Benjamin West's support at the Royal Academy in London incurred and inspired two generations of American history painters, including John Trumbull, Gilbert Stuart, Washington Allston and Samuel FB Morse.

Attached please find a reading to complement the lecture that Heidi recommends

Click here for the readings from McCoubrey's "American Art 1700-19690 Sources and Documents: