Ostentatious Plainness: Copley's portrait of the Mifflins

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5 жыл бұрын

John Singleton Copley, Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mifflin (Sarah Morris), 1773, oil on ticking, 156.5 × 121.9 cm (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
A conversation with Dr. Kathleen A. Foster, The Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Senior Curator of American Art, and Director, Center for American Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Dr. Beth Harris
A Seeing America video

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@dumoulin11 5 жыл бұрын

The workmanship in this painting is phenomenal.

@frogtoad4375 5 жыл бұрын

This painting is very smooth, really brings out the silk on the two figures.

@jackiegordobello 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Beautiful video

@eggs4286 4 жыл бұрын

Is he one of my ancestors

@steven189111 5 жыл бұрын

So ---- How did Thomas Mifflin make His Money ?????? Excellent Presentation! Well Done!

@bm4114 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating

@danweese8071 5 жыл бұрын

fascinating - thank you

@jamesellsworth9673 3 жыл бұрын

When 'The Garb' or Plain Dress stood out, my Quaker forebears decided to dress like everyone else, again to avoid ostentation. Quakers never objected to making money through agriculture or trade or manufacture. They did emphasize 'fair trading' practices and taking only reasonable profits, even in times of high demand for certain goods.

@christianfrommuslim Жыл бұрын

Could you explain if it was OK for him, as a Quaker, to fight in the Revolution?

@Frisenette 5 жыл бұрын

Why the re-upload?

@smarthistory-art-history 5 жыл бұрын

Just a KZfaq hiccup, regarding resolution, now fixed.

@Sasha0927 Жыл бұрын

Aptly renamed in 2023: Bougie-ly Boring There's so much that feels off to me about these two... They're in their 20s? They both look older and tired. This is supposed to support buying American but she's wearing the finest Chinese silk? Idgi. Very interesting from a historical perspective - I don't hear about Whigs often - but not my favorite either way.