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N.C. Wyeth
Paul Revere, 1922
American artist N.C. Wyeth, invited to illustrate a new edition of patriotic poetry in 1922 (on display in this gallery), created this painting for "Paul Revere's Ride." It was meant to be reduced and used as an illustration alongside Longfellow's poem.
The artist captured the intensity of the moment by showing a horse at full gallop under a starry sky while Revere calls out to alert the colonists. |