Art of the Revolution

Westporter Robin Jaffee Frank (l), former chief curator of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford and the Yale University Art Gallery, tonight told a Westport Historical Society audience about the role art played in swaying public opinion in the colonies in favor of the Revolutionary War. Her talk was part of the Society’s month-long observance of the 240th anniversary of the British Raid on Danbury, which began April 25, 1777. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo