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An Evocation of the Revolution: The Paintings of John Trumbull and the Perception of the American Revolution

Hefner, Cody Nicholas
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1259821977

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2009, Master of Arts, Miami University, History.
This paper utilizes the paintings of John Trumbull, an artist who served in the Revolutionary War and rubbed elbows with the most influential men of the Revolutionary generation: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. These paintings, shaped by the social and political atmosphere they were created in, have shaped the perception and memory of the American Revolution in a very particular way. This paper seeks to determine that perception by analyzing Trumbull himself, the political culture of the 1780s to 1820s, and the art world of the same period to better understand Trumbull’s most influential paintings and the effect they had and still have on American memory. Through the examination of John Trumbull’s paintings and their impact on the memory of the American Revolution, this paper serves as a case study for the use of images in historical understanding.
Dr. Andrew R. L. Cayton (Advisor)
Dr. Stephen M. Norris (Committee Member)
Dr. Kimberly A. Hamlin (Committee Member)
70 p.
American History; American Studies; History
John Trumbull; Trumbull; American Revolution; images; historical images; memory; Revolution; Declaration of Independence; historical paintings

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  • Hefner, C. N. (2009). An Evocation of the Revolution: The Paintings of John Trumbull and the Perception of the American Revolution [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1259821977

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hefner, Cody. An Evocation of the Revolution: The Paintings of John Trumbull and the Perception of the American Revolution. 2009. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1259821977.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hefner, Cody. "An Evocation of the Revolution: The Paintings of John Trumbull and the Perception of the American Revolution." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1259821977

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