Jane Kamensky is the author of A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley, winner of the New-York Historical Society’s American History Book Prize, and professor emerita of history at Harvard University. She is the president of Monticello/the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and has previously served as director of the Schlesinger Library at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.
"... I commend Kamensky's skill as a writer. Even if you had little
interest in such a man as Copley, this is a deeply enjoyable
book."
*David Aaronovitch, Book of the Week - The Times*
"Jane Kamensky’s brilliant new biography... a spirited and at times
heartbreaking narrative of [Copley’s] life and the tumultuous world
he inhabited."
*Literary Review*
"...intriguing... richly layered biography..."
*Times Literary Supplement*
"Jane Kamensky has not only crafted a stunning biography but also a
truly singular account of The American Revolution. A Revolution in
Color masterfully unravels any easy distinctions between patriots
and loyalists."
*Amanda Foreman*
"... lively and insightful book... Kamensky has produced an
exemplary historical biography... A Revolution in Color is a
thumping good read and makes a significant contribution to our
appreciation of the often misunderstood and underappreciated
Copley."
*Loyd Grossman - The Burlington Magazine*
"... very readable account of the life and times of John Singleton
Copley."
*The Art Newspaper*
"Copley was in London when resistance escalated into war. This
profile brings his world alive, exploring the difficult
relationships between liberty and slavery, family duty and personal
ambition."
*What We're Reading - The Independent*
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