George Washington: American Symbol

by Mitnick, Barbara J.; Ayres, William S.; Clark, H. Nichols B.; Meschutt, David; Robinson, Raymond H.; Moore, William D.

• ISBN13: 9781555951481
• ISBN10: 1555951481
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd

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