A Simple Brown Coat That Set the Tone for the U.S. Presidency
For a limited time, George Washington’s inaugural coat, which distanced his office from the military and from European ...
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Art at Capitol honors 141 enslavers and 13 Confederates. Who are they?
Of the 31 people identified in the painting “General George Washington Resigning His Commission,” displayed in the Capitol Rotunda, 19 were enslavers. By Gillian Brockell Dec. 27 at 7:00 a.m ...
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200-year-old portrait of first US President George Washington swiped from Colorado storage unit
A painting of George Washington that dates back to the 1800s ... "It’s not often that we have historical artifacts or historical art pieces stolen from this city," Crystal Essman with the ...
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Knowing the Presidents: George Washington
George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...
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Howard Finster
Howard Finster was an American artist famed for his often bizarre paintings and sculptures of angels, aliens, and historical figures such as George Washington. Finster was a Baptist minister and used ...
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George Washington, 1732–1799
Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...