TEA TALKS: John Singleton Copley & The Boston Tea Party 18th century ships History would take a rather

History would take a rather biased look at his American works versus those produced while in Britain and would continue to paint a very black and white picture of the choices made by Patriots

While many artistic depictions of the Destruction of the Tea exist

Copley left Boston in 1774 to embark upon a European tour to study the great Masters and his family relocated to London with the outbreak of the American Revolution

these items were as practical as they were beautiful

Some supported the action as a bold attempt to show public frustration at the measures of Parliament

TEA TALKS: John Singleton Copley & The Boston Tea Party 18th century ships History would take a ratherThe Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum is thrilled to welcome special guest for this webinar: Tamar Avishai, the creator and host of the popular art history podcast, The Lonely Palette. Bostons own John Singleton Copley is often referred to as the finest portrait artist of colonial America. He painted the likenesses of many of the patriot heroes including Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Mercy Otis Warren, John Hancock, and Dr. Joseph Warren though he mostly