Early American Art Lecture

May 11 2020

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Picture: Martin Randall Travel

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

As art tourism has ground to a halt in recent months the cultural tour company Martin Randall Travel have been uploading some rather interesting lectures recently from their portfolio of experts.

The image above is from a beautifully illustrated introductory lecture on Early American Portraiture given by art historian Mary Lynn Riley It is always fascinating to see how American artists observed British fashions yet imbued their own distinctive style into their artworks.

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