Main content
This programme will be available shortly after broadcast

The Republic of Virtue

Episode 1 of 8

Robert Hughes charts the foundation of a national identity that sought architectural inspiration from Greece and Rome. He also looks at America's earliest major painters.

58 minutes

On TV

Mon 25 May 202622:00
BBC Four

More episodes

Previous

You are at the first episode

Next

The Promised Land

See all episodes from American Visions

Broadcasts

  • Sun 3 Nov 199619:20
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Thu 19 Oct 200020:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Tue 22 May 200121:05
    BBC Knowledge
  • Wed 23 May 200101:20
    BBC Knowledge
  • Mon 3 Sep 200108:50
    BBC Knowledge
  • Mon 3 Sep 200111:50
    BBC Knowledge
  • Mon 3 Sep 200114:50
    BBC Knowledge
  • Tue 8 Jan 200220:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Wed 9 Jan 200200:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Mon 25 May 202622:00
    BBC Four