The brief history of The United States of America so far is bookended by revolution: political and technological. An American Revolution Revolution series explores 18th century American painting and portraiture in context of 21st century lexicons – facebook status updates, tweets, texting acronyms – that permeate today’s popular culture. The American Revolution was conceived through an exchange of a few well-formed ideas communicated in person and by handwritten letters. Imagine what George & Co. could have done with the Internet. Or not. [read more…]
