George Washington 1877 southwest wall art Democratic Candidate for the Presidency

Democratic Candidate for the Presidency

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

19th Century — a composite gallery of executive likenesses

and linen views of Gatlinburg cabins tucked into rhododendron

mid-term and mid-century

George Washington 1877 southwest wall art Democratic Candidate for the PresidencyGeorge 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,