John Smibert

John Smibert

Author: Richard H. Saunders

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780300042580

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Saunder's explores Smibert's early Scottish and London training as well as his travels in Italy; his portrait practice in London; his arrival in America and his stylistic development; the creation of "The Bermuda Group"; and the business of portrait painting in Boston.


Reformed Theology and Visual Culture

Reformed Theology and Visual Culture

Author: William A. Dyrness

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-06-10

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780521540735

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William Dyrness examines how particular theological themes of Reformed Protestants impacted on their surrounding visual culture.


The Painter's Chair

The Painter's Chair

Author: Hugh Howard

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1608191915

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"I am so hackneyed to the touches of the painters pencil, that I am now altogether at their beck ... no dray moves more readily to the Thill, than I do to the Painters Chair." - George Washington, 16, 1785 When George Washington was born, the New World had virtually no artists. Over the course of his life, a cultural transformation would occur. Virtually everyone regarded Washington as America's indispensable man, and the early painters and sculptors were no exception. Hugh Howard surveys the founding fathers of American painting through their portraits of Washington. Charles Willson Peale was the comrade-in-arms, John Trumbull the aristocrat, Benjamin West the mentor, and Gilbert Stuart the brilliant wastrel. Their images of Washington fed an immense popular appetite that has never faded, Stuart's image endures today on the $1 bill. The Painter's Chair is an eloquent narrative of how America's first painters toiled to create an art worthy of the new republic, and the hero whom they turned into an icon.


The Wentworth Prospect

The Wentworth Prospect

Author: John Smibert

Publisher: Moshpit Publishing

Published: 2021-08-24

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9781922628527

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It's part novel, part 'how-to', and it's everything you need to know about selling to big business. The Wentworth Prospect takes a deep dive into the high-stakes world of complex business-to-business selling. The story follows the fortunes of Sue Novak, a fledgling sales consultant, as she struggles to land the deal of her career. Her path to success is strewn with adversaries, corporate intrigue, power-plays and hidden agendas. Sue feels out of her depth. But she has an edge: a mysterious journal written by her dead mentor. The journal reveals a radical new sales framework named EDVANCE. Can Sue apply its wisdom in a real-life scenario? Can it guide her to success with The Wentworth Prospect? The novel comes with free access to an online companion that explains and explores the process and methods featured in the story. It's an invaluable reference for the modern salesperson, offering practical solutions for many real-world issues and challenges. It includes: A detailed look at the EDVANCE framework A free, downloadable card-based system for pin-pointing Stakeholder Archetypes A guide to mapping these Stakeholders, identifying their motivations and understanding their genuine levels of influence Guiding Stakeholders towards consensus Gaining early involvement in the Buyer's Journey Building your personal brand Guiding your customer to the solution they genuinely need, not the solution they think they want Harnessing the power of storytelling Getting the customer to 'sell themselves' on your offering The Wentworth Prospect is far more than just a good story. It's everything you need to know about landing the big deal.


Peter Harrison

Peter Harrison

Author: Carl Bridenbaugh

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2018-02-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0807839558

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This illustrated story of America's first architect is based on material from a number of contemporary sources in the colonial period. Harrison's buildings reflect the classical mode, and they fortunately survived the Revolution. His designs include the King's Chapel, Boston; the Synagogue, Newport; and Christ Church, Cambridge. Originally published in 1949. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.


A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley

A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley

Author: Jane Kamensky

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 557

ISBN-13: 0393608611

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"A stunning biography…[A] truly singular account of the American Revolution." —Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire Through an intimate narrative of the life of painter John Singleton Copley, award-winning historian Jane Kamensky reveals the world of the American Revolution, rife with divided loyalties and tangled sympathies. Famed today for his portraits of patriot leaders like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, Copley is celebrated as one of America’s founding artists. But, married to the daughter of a tea merchant and seeking artistic approval from abroad, he could not sever his own ties with Great Britain. Rather, ambition took him to London just as the war began. His view from abroad as rich and fascinating as his harrowing experiences of patriotism in Boston, Copley’s refusal to choose sides cost him dearly. Yet to this day, his towering artistic legacy remains shared by America and Britain alike.