George Washington 1877 southwest wall art mid-term and mid-century

mid-term and mid-century

1844 — a campaign-era portrait of Polk's running mate

made him the Union's first martyr and turned a recruiting officer's portrait into a relic of grief

this piece is as functional as it is decorative

George Washington 1877 southwest wall art mid-term and mid-centuryGeorge Washington 1877 a centennial era likeness of the first president, drawn up as the republic neared its hundredth year and reached back to its founder for ballast. The 1877 dating places it squarely in the long aftermath of the war, when Washington's image was reissued as civic anchor and shared inheritance. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives,