The Grand "Washington Monument" Procession by John L. Magee and James S. Baillie
date: label: date made
content: 1847
name: label: commemorated
content: Washington, George
label: lithographer
content: Baillie, James S.
label: graphic artist
content: Magee, John L.
notes: label: Description
content: This hand-colored print commemorates the October 19, 1847, parade celebrating the placing of the cornerstone for New York City‘s Washington Monument on Hamilton Square (between Third and Fifth Avenues and Sixty-Sixth and Sixty-Ninth Streets). For lack of funds, the monument was never completed.
label: Description
content: The print successfully illustrates the patriotism displayed by the nation during the Mexican War. It depicts a golden eagle perched atop the canopied wagon containing a bust of George Washington. Countless American flags wave above the procession of soldiers and civilians. This print was published in newspapers and was also probably used in fundraising brochures for the monument until the project was abandoned.
label: Description
content: This print was produced by James S Baillie, was active in New York from 1838 to 1855. James Baillie started as a framer in 1838, and then became an artist and lithographer in 1843 or 1844. He discovered how to color lithographs while working as an independent contractor for Currier & Ives in the mid 1840’s. A prolific lithographer and colorist for Currier & Ives; his prints were extremely popular. In his later years Baillie concentrated on painting instead of lithography. The graphic artist was John L. Magee who was active 1844 to 1867 in New York City and did some for Currier. He was also a lithographer and moved to Philadelphia where he was active 1850 to 1870.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: depicted
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Horses
label: Subject
content: Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols
label: Subject
content: U.S. National Government, executive branch
label: Subject
content: Chronology: 1840-1849
label: Subject
content: Architecture, Domestic Buildings
label: Subject
content: Uniforms, Military
label: Subject
content: Uniforms, fraternal
label: Subject
content: Wagons
label: depicted
content: Eagles
label: Subject
content: Holidays and Celebrations, general
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: NMAH Reception Suite
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content: Art
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content: Peters Prints
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content: Domestic Furnishings
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.2541
label: catalog number
content: 60.2541
label: accession number
content: 228146
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lithograph
label: Object Type
content: Lithograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: image: 8 in x 12 1/4 in; 20.32 cm x 31.115 cm