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Portrait of Patience Bolles Stoddard
Ammi Phillips painted "Portrait of Ashbel Stoddard" and his wife "Patience Bolles Stoddard." These two portraits marked the beginning of his Border Period. -
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Ammi Phillip's Border Period
His Border Period is the first period of his paintings; all of them "fledgling works" that are "marked by an awkward tentativeness." -
National Academy of Design Founded by Thomas Cole
The National Academy of Design was established with the purpose of "bringing art to all through arts education and exhibition." -
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Ammi Phillips's Kent Period
Phillips's Kent Period was the most succesful of his career. His artwork was characterized by dark backgrounds and soft, pastel colors and subjects with a sophisticated pose. -
Thomas Cole started painting
A View near Tivoli (Morning), 1832 (One of his earlier paintings) -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first Woman's Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York. Its hosts were Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Coffin Mott. The Seneca Falls Declaration of Women's Rights was drafted in a format similar to the Declaration of Independence to show how the men were oppressive as the king. -
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World War I
Women served an important role during the Great War, during which they were given an opportunity to break out of their "domestic sphere" and work while being paid.
