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  After the American Revolution ended, the State of Virginia wanted to honor its most renowned son with a commemorative statue.
 
  Finding A Worthy Artist
 Fine art and fine artists were a rarity in Colonial America. Perhaps it was because people were more concerned with survival and earning a living than they were with fine accouterments. The earliest American artists of stature, John Singleton Copley and Benjamin West, began their careers in the US, but relocated in Lon...
   
    
    
    
        Published on February 17, 2016 20:18