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George Washington : American symbol

George Washington is universally considered to be our most accomplished president, the perfect merger of military hero, effective administrator, and great leader. In honor of the 200th anniversary of his death, and in conjunction with a major traveling exhibition, this beautiful volume presents the...

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Corporate Authors: Museums at Stony Brook, Brandywine River Museum, Scottish Rite Masonic Museum of Our National Heritage
Contributors: Mitnick, Barbara J., Ayres, William S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : [Lanham, Md.] : Hudson Hills Press in association with the Museums at Stony Brook and the Museum of Our National Heritage ; Distributed in the U.S. ... by National Book Network, c1999.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects and Genres:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Portraits > Exhibitions.
Presidents > United States > Portraits > Exhibitions.
Lexington (Mass.) > Exhibitions.
New York (N.Y.) > Exhibitions.
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Table of Contents:
  • Life Portraits of George Washington /
  • David Meschutt
  • An Icon Preserved: Continuity in the Sculptural Images of Washington /
  • H. Nichols B. Clark
  • Parallel Visions: The Literary and Visual Image of George Washington /
  • Barbara J. Mitnick
  • Washington as the Master of His Lodge: History and Symbolism of a Masonic Icon /
  • William D. Moore and John D. Hamilton
  • At Home with George: Commercialization of the Washington Image, 1776-1876 /
  • William Ayres
  • The Marketing of an Icon /
  • Raymond H. Robinson
  • George Washington: A New Man for a New Century /
  • Barry Schwartz
  • Hero, Celebrity, and Cliche: The Modern and Postmodern Image of George Washington /
  • Mark Thistlethwaite.

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