AUSTIN, Texas, July 3 -- The University of Texas at Austin issued the following news release:
Ten years ago, Susan Rather published her book, "The American School: Artists and Status in the Late Colonial and Early National Era," which explores American artists and the public perception of artists during the 18th and early 19th centuries, including the evolution of art making from status as a trade to a "fine art."
As the nation marks its 250th anniversary this weekend, hear from Rather about what it meant to be an artist in 1776 and the ways in which American art and artists began to take on their own identity. Read on to learn more.
What did the art scene look like and what did it mean to be an artist during the time of the revolution?...