**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.** 

John Singelton Copley, easily considered the finest portrait painter in Colonial America, was born in Boston of Anglo-Irish parents. His prodigious talent appears to have come naturally and without formal training. Copley rose from the son of a tobacco settler to move into Boston's highest social circles. He painted portraits of many of the city's influential men and women, including Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis, and Paul Revere. Come learn about the life and career of his talented artist with art historian Mary Woodward.

About Mary: Mary Woodward is a guide at several Historic New England properties and an art historian. She previously served as Public Programs Coordinator and Educator at the Concord Museum. Mary has a B.A. in Art History from Furman University and a M.A. in Art History from Emory University. She has 40+  years of experience, in museums of all shapes and sizes, from the comprehensive collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art to the one-room log cabin birthplace of President James K. Polk. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Tewksbury Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.