The Silent Chronicler of a Revolution In the salt-aired streets of 18th-century Salem, Massachusetts, a period defined by both maritime prosperity and burgeoning political fervor, the brushstrokes of Benjamin Blyth captured more than mere likenesses; they preserved the very soul of an emerging nation. Born in 1746, Blyth emerged as a vital visual biographer of the American colonial elite. While history often remembers the thunderous r…