Washington Likenesses Through Time and a Mystery Statue
A survey of Washington portraits notes Houdon’s statue as a premier likeness, with debates on Canova and Stuart. It also chronicles a 914 foot wooden Washington statue once linked to Bowling Green, its murky provenance and journey to Delaware.
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Eorge Wasitington
George Washington
Washington
Houden
Stuart
Trumbull
Troudon
Richmond
Houdon
France
Philadelphia
Paul Bartlett
Heudon
Canova
America
Benjamin Franklin
Virginia
Dinny
Voltaire
City Hall
Wilmington
Del
Historical Society of Delaware
Bowling Green
New York
City History Club
New York City
Art Commission
Jeaden
George HI
England
Jacques
South
Norwalk
Conn
Schff
Antonio Decorate
Fifth Avenue
Harper’s Weekly
Frank Leslie
Joseph Liebman
New York Historical Society
Liebman
St. Nicholas Avenue
One Hundred and Eighty-Second Street
General Coleman du Pont
Historical Society of
Delaware
Delaware Historical Society
Rare Jade Piece Recounts Large Chinese Carving
A rare Chinese jade carving in Roland N. Moore collection New York is among the largest solid jade pieces and serves as a brush receptacle for calligraphy. Its mate sits in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, marking a notable pair in major collections.
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Roland N. Moore
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tramp Garbage Thief Scared by Dim Bully
In a cautionary household tale a resident recalls catching a trash-pail marauder, a dog, lifting the cover and rummaging inside. The narrator armed with a carpet beater shrieks a warning and startles the stray before the garbage collector stands nearby.
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Reg Pardon
English social worker advocates rights for American wives
Mrs Margaret Nevinson of England told the Women's Freedom League that in America the law favors women, praising sympathy for deserting wives and suggesting alimony obligations should be fair in courts she visited in New York and Massachusetts.
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Margaret Nevinson
New York
Massachusetts
Women's Freedom League
America
New York Evening Post
Inauguration Echoes From Early Washington Era
The fragment recalls Washington’s first inauguration in New York not Washington, the barge crossing the Hudson, and the public oath at Federal Hall. It notes Adams guiding Washington to the gallery, Chancellor Livingstone administering the oath, and emphasizes honesty as a key virtue. The piece ends with a remark on luxury and a dip into it.
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Washington
New York
Hudson
Clinton
Humphries
Tobias Lear
Federal Hall
Adams
Livingstone
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