Aired Tuesday June 22, 11:55pm - 12:55amon BBC Four HD

Art of America

Series 1 Episode 1: Looking for Paradise

Andrew Graham-Dixon embarks on an epic journey from east to west, following in the footsteps of the pioneers who built the foundations of modern America. He travels to Massachusetts to see the earliest portraits in America depicting the Puritan settlers and visits Pennsylvania to uncover the dark truth behind Benjamin West's most famous painting, the `Treaty of Penn with the Indians'.

Category
Documentary / Art
Original air date
2011-11-14
Cast and crew
  • Paul TilzeyDirector
  • Andrew Graham-DixonHost