A Life Painted in Light: The World of Samuel Colman Samuel Colman, born in Portland, Maine, in 1832, was a figure who gracefully navigated the evolving currents of 19th-century American art. He wasn’t simply a painter; he was an explorer of mediums, a keen observer of cultures, and ultimately, a polymath whose artistic pursuits extended far beyond the canvas. His early life, steeped in the literary atmosphere of his father's bookstore in New York City, undoubtedly fostered a sensibility that would inform his later work – a sensitivity to narrative, detail, and the power of visual storytellin…