Robert Hughes - American Visions - Episode 1 (part 4/5)

"The Republic of Virtue"

go here for a playlist of all these uploads:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF4A4CCB9DB13FEF

John Singleton Copley is discussed some more, especially his "Watson and the Shark"

Charles Willson Peale's career is then covered. and his kids too, like Raphael Peale.

State architecture after the War of 1812...The capitol building and dome

originally aired on US television in 1997

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• Robert-Hughes
• American-Visions
• Art
• History
• Charles-Willson-Peale
• John-Singleton-Copley

[TZAVELENA]

Mr Hughes is wonderful to listen to.

[carsanookdotcom]

At 4:51 "Big bones, small headed - very American"

Like a fotball ( American Football) player. He is quite a writer 'Bobby' Hughes.

Dr John CarSanook

Kingdom of Thailand

[shaymultimedia]

KEPHALLE - Go to the MFA In Boston, check out the eyes on Copley's portraits. Not good.

[KEPHALLE]

@shaymultimedia it depends. why do you think so?

[shaymultimedia]

Copley would be considered mediocre by today's standards

[2Howl]

It's an amazing series, one of PBS' true classics