Washington at Valley Forge [engraving]

Washington at Valley Forge [engraving]

New York George Washington Memorial Assoc., Inc. 1932

1 print ; on sheet 37 x 50 cm. mounted on mat board.

P&E L2006D43

A compassionate George Washington, keenly alert to the desperate plight of his men, and overwhelmed with his responsibility, listens to his soldier's pleas at their encampment in the snowly winter at Valley Forge. Rectangle.
Original etching, signed by the artist. Without letters. Sheet contains watermark of the Geo. Washington Memorial Assoc.
This is illustration #11 in the series of 20 etchings by contemporary artists, issued in connection with the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington by The George Washington Memorial Association, Inc. of New York. The series was intended to assist teachers in the development of lessons about Washington and his life. Information on each etching in this record comes from the Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington Teachers' Manual. A complete set of reproductions of the originals of the 20 pageant etchings is available as P&E L2006D48.
Digitized image available.

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