Discuss Patronage in American Art during Colonial America

From the big-R Romantic image of the artist internally inspired to create, there is also the effect of opportunities that arise from entrepreneurship and commissions, and the creation of the market from various patrons. Discuss how the patronage/artist food chain worked during the colonial time period, including how some specific artists worked the system, the desires of those that patronized them, and the artists relative success in working the system.

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Examples of artists during this time would be: Benjamin West, Thomas Cole, John Trumbull, and Henrietta Johnston.

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