On 12-13 November, the Center for Historic American Visual Culture (CHAViC) at the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) in Worcester is hosting a conference on “Historical Prints—Fact and Fiction”.Among the presentations with Revolutionary-era content are:
- Nancy Siegel, Associate Professor of Art History, Towson University, “Savage Conflict: The ‘Indian Princess’ as Aggressor and Aggrieved in 18th-Century Prints”
- Carl Robert Keyes, Assistant Professor of History, Assumption College, “Marketing the New Nation: Patriotic Imperatives in Advertisements for Early American Prints” [a.k.a., using the Revolution to sell stuff!]
- Laura Wasowicz, Curator of Children’s Books, American Antiquarian Society, “Where Bravery, History, and Fantasy Meet: Heroic Prints in Nineteenth-Century American Children’s Books”
- Allison Stagg, Ph.D. Candidate, History of Art, University of London, “‘The first will grumble and the last will laugh:’ An American Audience for British Visual Humor, 1790-1810”
- Aimee E. Newell, Director of Collections, National Heritage Museum, “Educational Exercise, Decoration or Symbol of Brotherhood? The Use of Historical Prints in Early American Masonic Lodges”
- Anne Roth-Reinhardt, Ph.D. Candidate, English, University of Minnesota, “Pirate of Patriot? Representations of John Paul Jones in Melville’s Israel Potter”
- Christopher N. Phillips, Assistant Professor, English, Lafayette College, “How Benjamin West’s Prints Made Art Epic”
- Daniel C. Lewis, Dean of Communications and Humanities, Northern Virginia Community College, “Printmaker Goupil, Leutze’s Washington the Delaware [sic], and the Prints that Made it a National Icon in Nineteenth-Century America”
Who can identify the Revolutionary War event shown in the image above? Answer in the comments.
That is the capture of John Andre.
ReplyDeleteMy guess at the trivia: With the boot removed, I'd guess it's the capture of British agent John Andre.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing it depicts the capture of Major John Andre (that then led to the downfall of Benedict Arnold).
ReplyDeleteCapture of Maj Andre?
ReplyDeleteYes, I think all the identifications are correct. Handsome, elegant young man with one boot off, a paper peeking out of one boot, another man with a gun watching him—that must be André’s arrest for espionage. As to whether it’s an accurate depiction, I don’t know.
ReplyDeleteIf that's an accurate depiction, he's looking rather pale! I suppose I might in that situation, too.
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