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Early U.S. Republic
A period that lasts from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the enacting of the Missouri Compromise. The art of this period includes works that begin to define a national identity, including portraits, but is very dependent on European precedents and ideals.
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El Anatsui, Old Man’s Cloth, 2011, bottle caps, material, material (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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