NGA: Themes in American Art: Historical Subjects (Images)

Exploring Themes in American Art: Historical Subjects			essay \| artists
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1.	Benjamin West, The Battle of La Hogue, c. 1778 oil on canvas, 1.527 x 2.140 m (60 1/8 x 84 1/4 in.)
2.	John Singleton Copley, Watson and the Shark, 1778 oil on canvas, 1.821 x 2.297 m (71 3/4 x 90 1/2 in.)
3.	John Singleton Copley, The Death of the Earl of Chatham, 1779 oil on canvas, .527 x .642 m (20 1/2 x 25 1/4 in.)
4.	Paul Revere, The Boston Massacre, unknown date hand-colored engraving, sheet: .272 x .237 m (10 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
5.	American 18th Century, Attack on Bunker's Hill, with the Burning of Charles Town, 1783 or after oil on canvas, .533 x .708 m (21 x 27 7/8 in.)
6.	American 19th Century, Washington at Valley Forge, mid-19th century oil on canvas, .759 x 1.015 m (29 7/8 x 39 15/16 in.)
7.	Winslow Homer, Home, Sweet Home, c. 1863 oil on canvas, .546 x .419 m (21 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
8.	J. G. Tanner, Engagement between the "Monitor" and the "Merrimac," 1891 or after oil on canvas, .661 x .915 m (26 x 36 in.)
9.	A. A. Lamb, Emancipation Proclamation, 1864 or after oil on canvas, .825 x 1.372 m (32 3/8 x 54 in.)
10.	Willem de Kooning, Legend and Fact, middle left panel, 1940 duco enamel on gypsum board (marinite), 1.507 x 1.219 m (59 5/16 x 48 in.)
11.	Robert Rauschenberg, For Dante's 700 Birthday, No. 2, 1965 watercolor and gouache over photo-lithograph on paperboard .382 x .800 m (15 x 31 7/16 in.)