Painter''s Fire - A Forgotten History of Artists Who Championed American Revolution

The Painter's Fire follows a remarkable cohort of transatlantic artists who risked their lives and reputations to promote the patriot cause during the Revolutionary War. Their experiences, Zara Anishanslin shows, testify to both the promise and the limits of liberty in the founding era.

About the author

Zara Anishanslin is Associate Professor of History and Art History at the University of Delaware. She is the author of the award-winning Portrait of a Woman in Silk: Hidden Histories of the British Atlantic World and has served as a historical consultant for the Philadelphia Museum of Art as well as “Hamilton: The Exhibition.”

Product details

• Authors: Zara Anishanslin, Anishanslin Zara
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.07.2025
• EAN: 9780674290235
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29023-5
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, ART / History / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), ART / Women Artists, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), History of Art, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Gender studies: women and girls, 1714–1837 (Georgian period), Black & Asian Studies, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800, HISTORY / African American & Black, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), c 1783 to c 1800 (American Federalist era), Relating to African American / Black American people