All posts tagged "painting"
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2.7KMassachusettsThe Death of Chow in Boston Harbor, 1798
Among the graves of British and American Revolutionary War soldiers on Boston Common lies the body of a 19-year old Chinese teenager...
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3.1KConnecticutThe Brahmin Rough Riders of New England
Some people believe that the Rough Riders were almost all cowboys from out West. After all, it had earned the nickname “The...
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4.5KArts and LeisureThe Massachusetts Camouflage School that Taught How To Razzle-Dazzle
In 1917, the U.S. government set up a camouflage school for women artists in Marshfield Hills, Mass. About five dozen women artists...
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5.2KArts and LeisureHow John Singleton Copley Painted John Adams’ World
John Singleton Copley painted exquisite portraits of individual New Englanders before the American Revolution. Put his pre-revolutionary paintings together (or visit the...
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6.8K1MassachusettsHow Armenians Came to America, and What They’ll Never Forget
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most Armenians immigrated to New England for one horrific reason: genocide. Long a persecuted...
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4.3KArts and LeisureSix More Artist Homes In New England
The creative spirit that moves people to sculpt and paint also tends to inspire an interesting artist home. Lucrative commissions in the...
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