George Washington
date: label: Date made
content: 1870
name: label: associated person
content: Washington, George
label: maker
content: Currier, Nathaniel
label: maker
content: W. & S. B. Ives
label: maker
content: Currier & Ives
label: original artist
content: Stuart, Gilbert
label: maker
content: Currier & Ives
notes: label: Description
content: This lithograph of bust length portrait of George Washington is based on a painting by Gilbert Stuart and was published by Currier and Ives. The image is a reverse view of the 1796 Athenanean portrait. Prints of George Washington were frequestly used in public school classrooms from the late 19th Century through most of the 20th Century. Around 1900 the Youth's Companion Magazine created a subscription promotional for schools to boost magazine sales while encouraging patriotic images in classrooms. This was a continuation of the Americanization movement that began with the "Flag over every Schoolhouse" campaign. Prints of Wahington and Lincoln were also common in school supply catalogs.
label: Description
content: Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and after serving an apprenticeship in Boston, he moved to New York City in 1834. In New York, he briefly partnered with Adam Stodart, but their firm dissolved within a year, and Currier went into business on his own until 1857. James M. Ives (1824-1895) was a native New York lithographer who was hired as a bookkeeper by Currier in 1852. In 1857, the two men partnered, forming the famous lithography firm of Currier and Ives, which continued under their sons until 1907.
label: Description
content: Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) was a successful portrait painter from Rhode Island most noted for his life portraits and their numerous copies of George Washington.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: general subject association
content: Education
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Roger P. Templin in memory of Daisy Templin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.59.0346
label: catalog number
content: 59.346
label: accession number
content: 219034
label: catalog number
content: 59.0346
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 1/4 in x 16 in; 46.355 cm x 40.64 cm