The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington

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Date1932

Publisher The George Washington Memorial Association, Inc.

Publisher United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission

Editor John Taylor Arms (1887 - 1953)

Editor Henry Alexander Ogden (American, 1856-1936)

Author Dixon Ryan Fox (1887 - 1945)

Author Dorothy Noyes Ames (born 1887)

Artist Arthur William Heintzelman (American, 1891 - 1965)

Printer Eugene Delatre

Artist Robert Hogg Nisbet (American, 1879 - 1961)

Printer Henry E. Carling

Artist Sears Gallager (American, 1869 - 1955)

Printer Charles S. White

Artist Earl Horter (American, 1888 - 1940)

Artist William Auerbach-Levy (1889 - 1964)

Printer David Strang

Artist Ernest David Roth (German-American, 1879 - 1974)

Artist Eugene Higgins (American, 1874 - 1958)

Artist Ralph Ludwig Boyer (American, 1879 - 1952)

Artist Allen Lewis (American, 1873 - 1957)

Printer Allen Lewis (American, 1873 - 1957)

Artist Levon West (American, 1900 - 1968)

Printer Levon West (American, 1900 - 1968)

Artist George Wright (1872 - 1951)

Artist Kerr Eby (Canadian, 1889 - 1946)

Artist Francis Luis Mora (1874 - 1940)

Artist Albert Sterner (American, 1863 - 1946)

Artist Samuel Chamberlain (American, 1895 - 1975)

Printer Edmond Rigal

Artist Louis Conrad Rosenberg (American, 1890 - 1983)

Printer Charles Welch

Artist John William Joseph Winkler (1890 - 1979)

Printer John William Joseph Winkler (1890 - 1979)

Artist Robert Lawson (American, 1892 - 1957)

Printer Robert Lawson (American, 1892 - 1957)

Artist Walter Ernst Tittle (American, 1883 - 1966)

Printer Collins, Dear and Company

Artist Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)

Printer Peter Platt

Geography Published - United States

Medium/TechniqueCloth, board, gilt, ink, paper

DimensionsOverall: 20 3/4 in. x 16 1/2 in. x 1 1/8 in. (52.71 cm x 41.91 cm x 2.86 cm)

Credit LineAcquired through the generosity of Joseph R. Cockrell, Jr. in honor of Carol Cadou, 2012

Object numberM-5270/A-Y

DescriptionPrint portfolio: contains title page, table of contents, "Essay on the National Hero", and 20 prints. [See Components]

A: Rectangular, black, cloth-covered portfolio with the Washington coat-of-arms embossed in gilt on the front, a white-cloth covered spine and tips.

E: Four pages, with biographies of the editor and the artists of the ensuing prints.

SignedF: Written in pencil below the print, to the left of center: "Arthur Wm Heintzelman"

G: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "Robert Nisbet"

H: Written in pencil below the print, in the lowe center: "Sears Gallagher"

I: Written in pencil below the print, in th elower right corner: "E Horter

J: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "William Auerbach-Levy"

K: Written in pencil below the print, to the of center: "Ernest D. Roth 1932"

L: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "Eugene Higgins"

M: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "R L Boyer"

N: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower left corner: "Allen Lewis imp."

O: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "Levon West imp."

P: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "G. Wright"

Q: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "Kerr Eby"

R: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "F. Luis Mora"

S: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "Albert E. Sterner"

T: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "Samuel Chamberlain"

U: Written in pencil below the print, to the right of center: "Louis C. Rosenberg"

V: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "John Winkler"

W: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "Robert Lawson imp."

X: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "Walter Tittle"

Y: Written in pencil below the print, in the lower right corner: "C.H."

MarkingsF: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower right: "1" G: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "2' H: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower right: "3" I: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "4" J: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "5" K: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "6" L: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "7" M: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "8" N: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower right: "9" O: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "10" P: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "11" Q: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "12" R: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "13" S: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "14" T: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "15" U: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "16" V: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "17" W: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "18" X: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "19" Y: Numbered in pencil below the print at lower left: "20"

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