{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' explores the beginnings of the nation's democracy","publication_date":"November 14, 2025","summary":"\"The American Revolution,\" the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history of the war of independence from Britain and the beginnings of the American experiment in democracy comes at a moment of deep divisions. Jeffrey Brown has our look for our series Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy as part of our CANVAS coverage.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Simon Epstein, Daria Nastasia","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2025\/11\/8740a02da07f9650d23a2248063e9610-americanrev-1024x515.jpg","thumbnail_height":515,"thumbnail_width":1024}