Colonial American Art

Colonial American art is the American art created during European colonies in United states.

Painters

One of the first painters in America is John White (c. 1540 – c. 1606), another earlier painter is John Smybert, (1688–1751).

Other early Preindependence painters are

• Robert Feke (ca. 1705 or 1707–1750),
• Jeremiah Theus (1716–1774),
• John Hesselius (1728–1778),
• John Singleton Copley (c. 1738 – 1815),
• Benjamin West (1738–1820),
• Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827),
• James Peale (1749–1831),
• Ralph Earl (1751–1801),
• Gilbert Charles Stuart (1755–1828),
• Thomas Smith,
• The Freake Limner,
• Nehemiah Partridge,
• Pieter Vanderlyn,
• John Smibert,
• The Pollard Limner,
• Gerardus Duyckinck,

Sculpture

One of the earliest sculptors is Patience Wright (1725–1786), whom was a supporter of American Independence.

Engravers

One of the most popular engravers during colony is Peter Pelham.

See also

• History of American art
• 18th-century American Art
• 19th-century American Art
• 20th-century American Art
• Visual art of the United States
• List of American artists before 1900
• List of American artists 1900 and after