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Collection StructurePoster collection
> Building the first White House. Modern Washington is served by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Item Title
Building the first White House. Modern Washington is served by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Collection TitlePoster collection
Artist
Wyeth, N. C.
Issuing Body
Pennsylvania Railroad
Date Created1931
Description
This painting, completed by N. C. Wyeth in 1931, depicts George Washington and architect James Hoban on the construction site of the White House in the summer of 1798.
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Country of Origin
Country of OriginUnited States
DimensionsOverall: 41 x 27 in. (104.1 x 68.6 cm)
FormatPoster
Medium
posters
Color
color
Hoover IDPoster US 7935
Record NumberXX343.32342
NotesIvey L. Lee, an independent publicist working for the Pennsylvania Railroad, commissioned Wyeth to paint twleve images of patriotic subjects, each related to a location served by the railroad, including this one. The painting from which the poster was made is lost, and despite the best detective efforts of curators, scholars, and others, its whereabouts remains unknown. The poster offers the only way to see what the painting looked like.
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
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