 
                                    
                                 
                            The First Artist in America: The Life and Times of John Vanderlyn (2017)
                                    
                                    2017-01-01
                                    
                                    76 Min.
                                    PG-13
                                
                                Overview
John Vanderlyn “...is pronounced to be the first painter that now is or ever has been in America.” ~ Aaron Burr, 1802 “The First Artist in America” is the story of John Vanderlyn, the celebrated artist who portrayed seven American presidents, rose to fame as a 19th century neoclassical history painter, and died penniless and alone in his hometown of Kingston, New York.
 
                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                    