Revolutionary Reads

Prepare for the 2026 semiquincentennial by learning about the era of the American Revolution. This year's event will feature a book talk by Dr. Zara Anishanslin on her recently published The Painter's Fire.  

Zara Anishanslin is an associate professor of history and art history at the University of Delaware, where she received her PhD in 2009. In addition to The Painter’s Fire, Dr. Anishanslin is the author of the award-winning book, Portrait of a Woman in Silk: Hidden Histories of the British Atlantic World (Yale University Press, 2016). A champion of the public humanities, she served as Material Culture Consultant for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s history exhibit, “Hamilton! The Exhibition.” Recently, she has also started the “Thing4Things” history podcast.