2. Artist - John Singleton Copley
Date – 1767
Medium – Oil on Canvas
Art Period Style – American Neoclassicism
Background Information – Attended Latin
grammar school at Portsmouth, then went into
the counting room of Henry Sherburne, an
important merchant. In 1765 married his
daughter, Sarah Sherburne Langdon, and, by
1770 was a wealthy member of the
Portsmouth economy.
Message – The artist is trying to convey the
power and integrity of the focal figure –
Woodbury Langdon and his intelligence. In
addition it is trying to portray the dominance
of democracy and knowledge of Langdon, as
he was elected to the Continental Congress
Face to Face exhibit
http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/publications/leg
port2/langdon.html
3. Artist – John Singleton Copley
Date – 1767
Medium – Oil on Canvas
Art Period Style – American Baroque
Background Information – Wife of Woodbury
Langdon. Portrait of Mrs. Woodbury Langdon
standing in a landscape, her body facing front, her
gaze directed toward the viewer, and a spray of
flowers held in her hands. She wears a low-cut
white satin dress trimmed in gold, and a blue
jacket also trimmed in gold. In the background red
drapery is pulled back to reveal a rural landscape.
Message – The artist portrays another figure
known as Sarah Sherburne Langdon to establish
the marital order between her and Woodbury
Langdon. Baroque because of the red drapery.
Face to Face exhibit
http://siris-
artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=310
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4. Artist – Olin Herman Travis
Date – 1929
Medium – Oil on Canvas
Art Period Style - characterized by a thin
application of paint, a somber mood, and close
attention to detail
Information – Depicts the tone and experience of
the Great Depression. Its vibrant colors and
spirited imagery offer a sharp contrast. The
answers lie amid Depression-era socio-economics
and the well-known response by then President
Herbert Hoover, who famously referred to the
economic condition of the country as a “temporary
halt in the prosperity of a great people”
http://dhtravis.weblogger.com/wp-
content/uploads/2008/09/3-the-marks-of-god.pdf
