George Washington: American Symbol,9781555951481

George Washington: American Symbol

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ISBN13: 9781555951481
ISBN10: 1555951481
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-02-01
Publisher(s): Antique Collectors Club Ltd
List Price: $35.00

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Summary

George Washington is universally considered to be our most accomplished president, the perfect merger of military hero, effective administrator, and great leader. In honor of the 200th anniversary of his death, this beautiful volume presents the many manifestations of Washington the national icon, for we have continually turned to his image during virtually every period of our history for both inspiration and marketing clout.

Table of Contents

About the Authors 6(1)
Preface and Acknowledgments 7(2)
Color Plates 9(16)
Life Portraits of George Washington
25(14)
David Meschutt
An Icon Preserved: Continuity in the Sculptural Images of Washington
39(16)
H. Nichols B. Clark
Parallel Visions: The Literary and Visual Image of George Washington
55(16)
Barbara J. Mitnick
Washington as the Master of His Lodge: History and Symbolism of a Masonic Icon
71(20)
William D. Moore
John D. Hamilton
At Home with George: Commercialization of the Washington Image, 1776--1876
91(18)
William Ayres
The Marketing of an Icon
109(14)
Raymond H. Robinson
George Washington: A New Man for a New Century
123(18)
Barry Schwartz
Hero, Celebrity, and Cliche: The Modern and Postmodern Image of George Washington
141(12)
Mark Thistlethwaite
Selected Bibliography 153(4)
Index 157(5)
Photograph Credits 162

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