George Washington was uneasy about the idea of commemorating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king.

U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents. The federal ...

A magnificent portrait of the George Washington that usually hangs in the U.S. embassy in Paris has headed to Versailles for some much-needed TLC. This involves the painstaking removal of some ...

On January 18, 1779, the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania passed a resolution commissioning a portrait of George Washington for the Council Chamber and selected Charles Willson Peale as ...

Washington, United States - January 25, 2025 The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington is showcasing several photographs of US President Donald Trump. Camera: Allison Dinner.

As in many presidential portraits, we see much of Eisenhower. Beginning with the beloved portrait of George Washington and through the 19th century, painting dominated art. Large canvasses signaled ...

President Donald Trump‘s second Oval Office got its big debut Monday, including the return of an Andrew Jackson portrait and ... had selected paintings of George Washington for the office ...

Inside it, National Park Ranger Ryan Ventura says is the actual stone where George Washington stood to take the oath of office to become president of the United States back on April 30 ...

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The First World War prompted a life-changing move to Washington, when Woodrow Wilson’s Administration required consultations with George about ... ♦ Published in the print edition of the ...