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Young America Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Young America. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Art that tells America’s stories. Our discussion today: Early America Portraits: how did the artist express values of colonial America in portraits? Landscape: How did artists communicate the vastness and wealth of this new land?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Young AmericaSmithsonian American Art Museum

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Art that tells America’s stories

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Our discussion today:• Early America Portraits: how did the artist

express values of colonial America in portraits?

• Landscape: How did artists communicate the vastness and wealth of this new land?

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Portraits: More than just a face ….

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Landscapes:

What do these painting tell us about our young nation?

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