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Emma Thompson [Object]
Sturtevant J. Hamblen was born into a family of decorative painters in Maine. Three of his brothers listed themselves in business directories as ‘House, sign and fancy painters’ but Sturtevant...
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Ashoken Junction [Object]
The founders of The American Museum in Britain regarded this painting as the ‘grandparent’ of the Museum’s entire collection, as it was the first piece of Americana that they ever...
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New England Gentleman [Object]
Among the most celebrated of American folk painters, John Brewster Jr. (1766-1854) was his own greatest creation. The son of a prominent doctor in Hampton, Connecticut, Brewster was born profoundly...
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General Sir Henry Clinton [Object]
Sir Henry Clinton, British officer and diplomat, was born in Newfoundland and educated in Britain. He distinguished himself along with Generals William Howe and John Burgoyne at the Battle of...
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Portrait of a Gentleman – Daniel Coker? [Object]
Joshua Johnson is considered to be the first significant African-American artist. He worked in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1796 to 1824. It is not known whether he received formal training as...
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Two Women in an Interior [Object]
Reverse glass painting in original Cantonese gilt and black lacquered frame. The women, elegantly dressed in embroidered robes, sit within a room whose apertures reveal trees and the distant shore...
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July 17, 2019
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[19th century – taken from Emerin Semple scrapbook] We’re celebrating the first lunar landing this year at the American Museum […]
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September 12, 2018
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Latest blog posts
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July 17, 2019
Celebrating 50 years since the mission of Apollo 11
[19th century – taken from Emerin Semple scrapbook] We’re celebrating the first lunar landing this year at the American Museum […]
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September 12, 2018
New name, new gardens, new discoveries
With the launch of the transformed Mount Vernon and new New American Garden, we’ve taken the decision to change our […]
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June 1, 2018
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; oh and a loud bang and hot dog too
The 4th of July is one of those dates to remember; it seems to stick in the memory even if […]