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John Trumbull: Painter of the Revolutionary War: Painter of the Revolutionary War

Stuart A P Murray

Hardcover (Routledge, Oct. 1, 2008)

John Trumbull's sweeping historical paintings of battle scenes of the American Revolution hang in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., for all to see. This patriot-artist painted lifelike portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin, and he traveled around the country to capture realistic likenesses of the other Founding Fathers who drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Pore over the landmark work left by this brilliant artist and become acquainted with a man who, despite great adversity, was determined to portray in lush detail the first stirrings of the nation that would become America. The inscription on John Trumbull's memorial fittingly reads: "To his country he gave his sword and pencil."

Dorothea Lange: Photographer of the People: Photographer of the People

David C King

Hardcover (Routledge, Jan. 31, 2009)

A scholarly work that aims to be both broad enough in scope to satisfy upper-division undergraduates studying folk belief and narrative and detailed enough to meet the needs of graduate students in the field.

Lewis Hine: Photographer of Americans at Work: Photographer of Americans at Work

Richard Worth

Hardcover (Routledge, Jan. 31, 2009)

Lewis Wickes Hines documentary photography helped promote the cause of the National Child Labor Committee, which published there declaration in 1913. This text is a collection of photographs showing children at work from 1910 to 1935 as Hines travelled across America.

John Trumbull: Painter of the Revolutionary War: Painter of the Revolutionary War

Stuart A P Murray

Paperback (Routledge, Oct. 1, 2008)

John Trumbull's sweeping historical paintings of battle scenes of the American Revolution hang in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., for all to see. This patriot-artist painted lifelike portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin, and he traveled around the country to capture realistic likenesses of the other Founding Fathers who drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Pore over the landmark work left by this brilliant artist and become acquainted with a man who, despite great adversity, was determined to portray in lush detail the first stirrings of the nation that would become America. The inscription on John Trumbull's memorial fittingly reads: "To his country he gave his sword and pencil."

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George Catlin: Painter of Indian Life: Painter of Indian Life

Richard Worth

Hardcover (Routledge, Jan. 31, 2009)

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Mathew Brady: Photographer of Our Nation: Photographer of Our Nation

Stuart A P Murray

Hardcover (Routledge, Jan. 31, 2009)

In a spellbinding account of her two-year teaching stint and travels in China, Woronov provides, through numerous anecdotes, insight into the everyday life of the modern Chinese people. 20 photos.