John Trumbull, The Battle of Bunker’s Hill, June 17, 1775, 1786. Oil on canvas. Yale University Art Gallery, Trumbull Collection
REFERENCES:
The essays by Helen A. Cooper and Jules D. Prown are essential reading.
Irma B. Jaffe’s book is older but has merits.
John Trumbull’s own description of the painting also deserves reading.
Irma B. Jaffe’s book is older but has merits.
John Trumbull’s own description of the painting also deserves reading.
Cooper, Helen A. John Trumbull: The Hand and Spirit of a Painter. Exh. cat. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1982.
See, especially, Cooper, “John Trumbull, A Life,” 2–19; Jules D. Prown, “John Trumbull as History Painter,” 22–41; 48–51, nos. 4–6; and 90–91, no. 32.
Jaffe, Irma B. John Trumbull: Patriot-Artist of the American Revolution. Boston: Graphic Society, 1975: 72–96.
See, especially, Cooper, “John Trumbull, A Life,” 2–19; Jules D. Prown, “John Trumbull as History Painter,” 22–41; 48–51, nos. 4–6; and 90–91, no. 32.
Jaffe, Irma B. John Trumbull: Patriot-Artist of the American Revolution. Boston: Graphic Society, 1975: 72–96.
[Trumbull, John]. Catalogue of Paintings by Colonel Trumbull. New Haven, Conn.: J. Peck, 1835.
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