Modern Histories: Turner's Chronicles of War, Peace, and the Course of Empire / by Gillian Forrester -- Shifting Currents: Turner's Depictions of Coasts, Rivers
"Widely considered Britain's greatest painter, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) is best known for his light-filled landscapes and seascapes. A relentle
Described as a "forest of masts," San Francisco's Gold Rush waterfront was a floating economy of ships and wharves, where a dazzling array of global goods was t