A Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution by Zara Anishanslin

The topic for the September 10, 2026 public presentation. Published by Harvard University Press in July 2025, The Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution is a 400-page non-fiction book by historian and art historian Zara Anishanslin. The book explores how creative figures used art, sculpture, and political spaces on both sides of the Atlantic to fuel and define the American fight for independence.