EditorialJoshua Johnson, Portrait of a Man (Abner Coker), ca. 1805-1810, oil on canvas, 27 7/8 in. x 22 in. (70.8 cm x 55.88 cm), Joshua Johnson (occasionally spelled Johnston) is one of the earliest identifiable African American artists. This portrait is one o...
EditorialCaricature of English costumes, circa 1815. Men with flowerpot hats, long coats and trousers worn over boots, women in shawls with tassles. "One can see in the background of these English fashions a few borrowings from Spain with all their national awk...