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American Encounters: Anglo-American Portraiture in an Era of Revolution
Past Exhibition

American Encounters: Anglo-American Portraiture in an Era of Revolution

May 17, 2014 – Sep 15, 2014

About This Exhibition

This installment of the American Encounters series examined portraiture during the revolutionary period, when painters on both sides of the Atlantic captured the faces of a society in transformation. The exhibition explored how portraiture served as a tool of identity, status, and political allegiance during one of the most turbulent chapters in Anglo-American history.