Franklin and his friends
portraying the man of science in eighteenth-century America
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Author
Contributions
- Warner, Deborah Jean. - Contributor
Publication
1999 - Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
44,500 words, Guess
Page Count
178 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL389939M
- ISBN-100812217012
- OCLC Control Number40545411
- OCLC Control Numberfranklinhisfrien0000fort
- Library of Congress Control Number98055086
and 2 more
- Goodreads1025720
- LibraryThing446024
Classifications
- DDC509/.2/273
- LCCQ143.F8 F67 1999
Description
Franklin & His Friends takes a new cross-disciplinary look at early American science through the lens of portraiture. Portraits by such accomplished American painters as Gilbert Stuart, John Singleton Copley, and Charles Willson Peale tell a unique story through imagery that defines not only likeness but also constructs the identity of the subject as a member of the larger community of science. Anchored by the figure - and portraits - of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), whose scientific reputation was universal within the Western republic of letters, this book also encompasses his scientific collegues, many of whom were his friends.
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