Exhibition History : Delaware Art Museum
4-25) Color Prints of Delaware Wildflowers (May 2-22) Early American Crafts (May 2-22) American Craftsmen (May 2-22) Norwegian Objects from the Spackman Collection (Jun.-Sept.) 23 American Painters: Their Portraits and Their Work, 1815-1945 (Oct. 30, 2000) Fantasies, Fairy Tales and More: Illustrations by Beatrix Potter, Arthur Rackham and Kate Greenaway from the Free Library of Philadelphia (Nov
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Washington University in St. Louis
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Campaign StopRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump lashed out at his rivals and sounded off on a range of topics during a campaign stop in Bluffton, South Carolina, on Tuesday
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On the application of General Washington, Congress acceded to this proposal, so far as related to the exchange of officer for officer, and soldier for soldier; but rejected the part which admitted an equivalent in privates for a surplus of officers, because the officers captured with Burgoyne were exchangeable. As the bill became a law, it has ever been considered as a full expression of the sense of the legislature, on this important part of the American constitution
George Washington
Even during the long absences imposed by his public duties, he remained in almost constant contact with family and staff about its most mundane operations. While Washington focused on his farming for the next few years, eventually expanding his 2,000 acre farm to 8,000 acres, he also became involved in politics
Nearby Wilmington also has its share of attractions such as shopping and art galleries on the Riverfront, Fort Christina (the first permanent settlement in Delaware Valley), and hundreds of mouth-watering restaurants. Originally built in the mid-19th century, Rockwood Mansion offers a Victorian home which now serves as a museum, ghost tours, and over two miles of lighted trails that connect to the Northern Delaware Greenway
The Battle of Trenton - 1776
He resolved to attack the Hessian position at Trenton on the extreme southern end of the over extended British line along the Delaware, before his army dispersed. Present at the battle were: two other future presidents James Madison and James Monroe, the future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall, Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton
Ram recreates 'Washington Crossing the Delaware' with SI Swimsuit models
0 Report Reply View 1 reply BipDBo 5 Months Ago @SteveMThat's the way the advertising industry exploits these holidays, but they don't dictate how I celebrate them.I'll stick with my nativity and pass on the Rockettes. Sports Illustrated brought together a coven of its finest (and we do mean finest) swimsuit models and set them adrift upon the frozen Delaware River atop a wooden barge with a Ram 1500 pickup towing a row boat, recreating Emanuel Leutze's famous painting, "Washington Crossing the Delaware." And just why did they go through all the trouble? Because freedom, that's why
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Washington Crossing Historic Park
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(378.5 x 647.7 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: Gift of John Stewart Kennedy, 1897 Accession Number: 97.34 On view in Gallery 760 Label Object Information Related Objects Online Resources Video Audio Leutze's depiction of Washington's attack on the Hessians at Trenton on December 25, 1776, was a great success in America and in Germany. It was damaged in his studio by fire in 1850 and, although restored and acquired by the Bremen Kunsthalle, was again destroyed in a bombing raid in 1942
Leutze exercised his artistic license to create a powerful composition.The BoatThe boat in the painting is much smaller than the Durham boats that Washington had requested to ferry his army back and forth across the Delaware. The boat represents the revolutionary cause, carrying and uniting the men towards a common goal of liberty.The HeroGeorge Washington, the commanding general, seems much older in this painting than others of him that were painted from life not too long after the Revolution
At first glance, the decision to transport 2,400 Continental soldiers across an icy river in one night, directly into a severe winter storm of sleet and snow seems irrational. Additionally, a severe winter storm that included wind, rain, snow, hail, and sleet met the soldiers at the banks of the river significantly slowing their crossing
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