Junius brutus stearns biography of mahatma

Junius brutus stearns biography of mahatma gandhi I doubt too whether any other Convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better Constitution. He died there in at the age of 92 and was buried at Old Episcopal Cemetery. The purpose of the new constitutions was to work together to defeat the British. He died September 17, , in Brooklyn, New York, in a horse and carriage accident after returning from a night at the theatre[4].

Junius Brutus Stearns (born Lucius Sawyer Stearns) (, Arlington, VT — , Brooklyn, NY ) was an American painter best known for his five part Washington Series (–).[1]

He was member of the National Academy of Design for several decades and member of its Council. His painting The Millennium was submitted as credentials for his admission, a painting discussed in great detail in the book Something Coming: Apocalyptic Expectation and Mid-Nineteenth-Century American Painting [2]

Who was JB Stearns?

Despite that Butler Art [1] reports Junius as having been born "Raphael Stearns", Junius Brutus Stearns was actually born Lucius Sawyer Stearns[3] June 2, , in Vermont.

He died September 17, , in Brooklyn, New York, in a horse and carriage accident after returning from a night at the theatre[4]. He named two sons after him, one Lucius Stearns, and the other Junius Brutus Stearns, Jr. JB Stearns, Jr., served in the Civil War in the 44th Regiment[5]. JB Stearns served in the Civil War as well, New York's 12th Regiment[6][7][7].

Junius brutus stearns biography of mahatma Thomas Gage about ending the bloodshed. He missed a number of sessions and left early because of illness, but he made worthwhile contributions, including service on the Committee on Postponed Matters. His defense of the proprietary governor against the faction led by Benjamin Franklin hurt his popularity but earned him respect for his integrity. It is considered one of the most significant events in the history of the United States as it created the United States Constitution.

He also had two other sons named Raphael and Michaelangelo, and a daughter, Edith Sylvia[8][9].

Paintings

JB Stearns is most famous for his series on George Washington, written about extensively by Mark Thistlewaite[10]. Of these his painting, Washington as a Statesman[11], depicts President Washington addressing the Constitutional Convention; it is the subject of a US Postage Stamp in [12].

Stearns also painted a second series of Washington in which he depicted free blacks[13].

Not as much is known about this series or the intentions of the artist in so portraying blacks on the eve of the Civil War, although there was supposition by Mack, et al.[14].

References

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^Thistlewaite, Mark Edward ().

Biography of mahatma gandhi The need for a union was necessary. Because of his premature departure from the convention, he did not actually sign the Constitution but authorized his friend and fellow-delegate George Read to do so for him. He also assisted in organizing the executive department and creating a system of federal taxation. External links [ edit ].

The Image of George Washington: Studies in Mid-Nineteenth-Century American History Painting. New York: Garland.

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^Mack, Angela D., and Hoffius, Stephen G. (). Landscape of Slavery: The Plantation in American Art University of South Carolina Press

External links

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