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The
American Artist in Connecticut: Introduction |
Portraiture
in Early Connecticut : 1 By 1700, native and foreign-born artists alike were working in New England, but Connecticut saw none of them until the 1760s. Families more middle than upper class had by then gained importance in virtually every town in the state and were ready to order portraits. Rejecting the elegant English style favored elsewhere by aristocratic families, they wanted to be seen as strong individuals who had achieved eminence not by birth but by character and work. >next 1 . 2 . 3 |