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11:01 am
Fri August 19, 2011
Two Exhibitions at National Constitution Center Expose the REAL George Washington
By Susan Lewis
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Gilbert Stuart (1755 - 1828), American
Oil on canvas, ca. 1798,
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Gift of Caroline H. Richardson, 1904
As America's first president is considered through the material culture of two of his households - one at Mount Vernon and one in Philadelphia - WRTI's Susan Lewis looks at the man behind the myth. NEW VIEWS FROM MOUNT VERNON, and THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE: THE UNTOLD STORY IN QUILTS run through September 5th at the Nat'l Constitution Center.
