The First Artist in America: The Life and Times of John Vanderlyn
MovieTitle | The First Artist in America: The Life and Times of John Vanderlyn |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jan 1, 2017 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Tobe Carey |
Production country | US |
Run time | 76 min. |
John Vanderlyn “...is pronounced to be the first painter that now is or ever has been in America.” ~ Aaron Burr, 1802 “The First Artist in America” is the story of John Vanderlyn, the celebrated artist who portrayed seven American presidents, rose to fame as a 19th century neoclassical history painter, and died penniless and alone in his hometown of Kingston, New York.