General James Oglethorpe English colonist of Georgia th century c A champion of the cause of the poor in debtors prisons Oglethorpe proposed the establishment of a colony in the New World where such people could begin a new life He set sail on the Anne in and after arriving at Charleston South Carolina established his colony on the site of the city of Savannah Georgia purchasing land from the Creek Indians In the event few inmates from debtors prisons ever made it to Georgia with most of the influx of settlers consisting of Scots poor English tradesmen and refugees from religious persecution in Switzerland and Germany A print from Cassells History of the United States by Edmund Ollier Volume I Cassell Petter and Galpin London c

Figurative Art

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This genre of art involves a realistic depiction of living as well as inanimate objects. Artists like Jean Michel Basquiat, Norman Rockwell, and Banksy are renowned for giving a platform to cultural commentary and human experiences through their art.