American Adversaries: West and Copley in a Transatlantic World

by Emily Ballew Neff and Kaylin H. Weber

American artists and innovators Benjamin West (1738-1820) and John Singleton Copley (1738-1815) changed the way history was recorded in the 18th century and became America's first transatlantic art superstars. Initially friends but eventually bitter rivals, the artists painted contemporary events as they happened, illustrating the transformation of imperial power through diplomacy between British Americans and the Iroquois, and through transatlantic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300196466
• ISBN13: 9780300196467
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts (Houston)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 4.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 10.2" x 13.0"