Ep. 3 - John Singleton Copley's "Portrait of Samuel Adams" (1772)

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🗓️ 7 June 2016

⏱️ 15 minutes

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While John Singleton Copley is busying himself with past and present art historical styles, Samuel Adams is getting all up in your biz. See the image: http://www.thelonelypalette.com/episodes/2016/6/2/episode-3-john-singleton-copleys-portrait-of-samuel-adams-1772 Tri-Tachyon, “Little Lily Swing” The Blue Dot Sessions, “Decompression”, “Turning on the Lights” Velella Velella, “Hard Egg Timer” The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Reynold Philipsek, "Intro and Nuages" (Django Reinhardt cover)

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0:00.0	This is a portrait of an older gentleman who has a little bit of wrinkles around his eyes,
0:10.0	dark gray eyebrows, very thin lips.
0:13.6	A man pointing at papers maybe in the 1700s.
0:19.2	In his right hand he is holding a scroll of paper.
0:21.5	His left hand is pointing to another scroll. But he's still trying to make a point because he's pointing at the scroll.
0:30.0	Very prominent. A very prominent,
0:34.6	prominent, forceful person was used to getting his way.
0:38.6	My eye would be drawn to his face because the man is looking directly at you, almost like he's making eye contact.
0:48.0	The background's really hard to see. It's completely dark behind him, making him the focus of the picture.
0:53.6	He's intimidating.
0:55.9	He is in a very forceful posture.
1:00.9	The finger pointing is a very aggressive stance.
1:05.0	Look how big his head is to his body.
1:07.0	And he has almost their shoulders.
1:10.0	His face is much more distinct and the light is on his face and the light is on his hands
1:19.3	compared to everything else in the painting which recedes back. His clothing, the background, even the papers on the table are not in the same light. They fade away so the emphasis is on the hands and the face.
1:31.0	If you were kind of confronting him in the dark house.
1:35.0	Or even confronting him at this table, I'd rather leave. This is the lonely palette. I'm Tamar Vichai.
1:57.0	Episode 3.
2:00.0	John Singleton Coppley's Portrait of Samuel Adams 3. and say you understand. John Hartfield, the Weymar German artist and overall upstart.
2:15.0	Once said that the purpose of propaganda was ultimately to make itself obsolete.
2:27.0	If you think about it, this actually makes complete sense.
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