A rare drawing dating to the Revolutionary War could be the earliest known depiction of colonial women’s role in the war for independence — and it was found hanging in a Big Apple apartment.

The curator of exhibitions at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia had heard reports about Judith Hernstadt’s impressive array of artifacts from the colonial period, which she ...

As the war progressed, no artist portrayed life in camp more intimately than Leslie’sEdwin Forbes, who often focused on human-interest and figure study. His sketches of soldiers relaxing ...