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Portraits And Sketches Of The Presidents Of The United States From Washington To Arthur
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Book Synopsis Portraits and Sketches of the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Arthur by : Franklin Pierce Rice
Download or read book Portraits and Sketches of the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Arthur written by Franklin Pierce Rice and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lives and Portraits of the Presidents of the United States by : Evert Augustus Duyckinck
Download or read book Lives and Portraits of the Presidents of the United States written by Evert Augustus Duyckinck and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lives and Portraits of the Presidents of the United States. From Washington to Arthur by : Evert Augustus Duyckinck
Download or read book Lives and Portraits of the Presidents of the United States. From Washington to Arthur written by Evert Augustus Duyckinck and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-17 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Download or read book American Presidents written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Portraits of American Presidents by :
Download or read book Portraits of American Presidents written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Our First Sixteen Presidents (Black and White Edition) by : Ray L. Winstead
Download or read book Our First Sixteen Presidents (Black and White Edition) written by Ray L. Winstead and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01-29 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 110 portraits, paintings, and lithographs of the first sixteen Presidents of the United States, as well as biographical narratives of the presidents, written by two historians in the 1880's. Images were chosen by the editor from various sources and modified for this publication, e.g., images have been cropped and “sharpened.” (See the back of the book for more information about the images.) The editor retyped the 1880's documents to provide versions easier to read but did retain the original spellings and punctuations. Images of the signatures of the presidents came from Charles H. Nicoll's book Our Presidents, from 1788 to 1892 (1892). The two authors writing the narratives wrote from two very different perspectives. Franklin P. Rice, who wrote Portraits and Sketches of the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Arthur (1882), was very blunt in his brief analyses, while Henry W. Rugg, who wrote The Presidents of the United States (1888), wrote longer analyses and was more philosophical. For example, Rice wrote that “General Jackson possessed but few qualifications for the high office to which he was elevated. He had no learning and but meagre information. Of statesmanship he had no conception. His disposition was arbitrary and his temper ungovernable. But he possessed executive ability, and in an emergency never hesitated to 'take the responsibility.' His integrity and patriotism are unquestioned. His administration was stormy, inconsistent and undignified in the extreme.” In contrast, Rugg wrote “When public opinion puts an estimate upon character it sometimes seems that many noble qualities are left entirely out of account, just because they lead to actions not in harmony with the prevailing thought. History presents a broader view with the progress of civilization, and men like Andrew Jackson are more wisely judged, as their petty differences of opinion, their minor faults, their lack of culture or attainments sink into oblivion, while the enduring record of the positive attributes which made their influence felt upon the destiny of the Nation, grows brighter with each succeeding year.” The modern reader will also notice the common use of longer sentences (especially by Henry W. Rugg) and different word choices commonly used in the nineteenth century, e.g., “removed” to another location, rather than “moved.” This book comes in both a color edition and a black and white edition.
Book Synopsis Portraits of American Presidents by : Funk & Wagnalls
Download or read book Portraits of American Presidents written by Funk & Wagnalls and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis President James A. Garfield's Memorial Journal by : Mrs. Charles F. Deihm
Download or read book President James A. Garfield's Memorial Journal written by Mrs. Charles F. Deihm and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Unequalled Collection of Engraved Portraits of the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 4 by :
Download or read book The Unequalled Collection of Engraved Portraits of the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 4 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Unequalled Collection of Engraved Portraits of the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 4: Embracing Many Rare Portraits of George Washington; The Unique Collections of Portraits of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison and Andrew Jackson, and the Largest and Most Important Collection of Abraham Lincoln, to Be Sold Thursday, May 16, at 2 A contemporary drawing in red and Mach inh after the C. W. Peale portrait - a hole between the eyes. Curious. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis A Gallery of Presidents by : National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Download or read book A Gallery of Presidents written by National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1979 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presidential portraits from the National Portrait Gallery are reproduced and accompanied by biographical sketches.
Book Synopsis How to Draw the Life and Times of George Washington by : Philip Abraham
Download or read book How to Draw the Life and Times of George Washington written by Philip Abraham and published by Powerkids Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a biography of the first president of the United States, and provides instruction on how to draw maps, figures, and objects associated with the leader.
Book Synopsis The Book of the Presidents by : Guy Golterman
Download or read book The Book of the Presidents written by Guy Golterman and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties, Kansas by :
Download or read book Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties, Kansas written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 1262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis America's Presidents by : National Portrait Gallery
Download or read book America's Presidents written by National Portrait Gallery and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A striking collection of presidential portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, this volume encapsulates the spirit of the most powerful office in the world. America's Presidents showcases the nation's largest collection of portraits of all the presidents beyond the White House's own, capturing the permanent exhibition that lies at the heart of the Portrait Gallery's mission to tell the American story through the individuals who have shaped it. The book explores presidential imagery through portraits ranging from the traditional, such as the iconic and newly restored "Lansdowne" portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, to the contemporary, such as Elaine de Kooning's colorful depiction of John F. Kennedy. Many of the featured portraits reveal much about the sitter, such as the intimate rendering of an informal George W. Bush by Robert Anderson and the fanciful, mosaic-like Chuck Close image of Bill Clinton. Some tell us more about the artist, such as the likeness of Franklin Delano Roosevelt that Douglas Chandor planned to include in a larger work about peace that would commemorate Roosevelt's Yalta meeting with wartime Allied leaders Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. Works in other media, including sculptures and daguerreotypes, round out the presidential collection. Lively narratives accompany each piece, exploring the president's background and biography as well as the work's artistic and historical significance. Taken together, the portraits are a powerful visual exploration of the history of the highest office in the land and the diverse men who have held it.
Book Synopsis George and Martha Washington by : Ellen Gross Miles
Download or read book George and Martha Washington written by Ellen Gross Miles and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RESPONDING TO a near-constant flow of requests, George and Martha Washington sat for about two dozen portraits from 1789 to 1797, collected here in this elegantly illustrated volume. From miniatures executed on ivory for family and friends to a historical portrait that depicts Washington during the Revolution, the../images vary widely in treatment and setting. What they all reflect, Ellen Miles suggests, is the great need the new republic had for portraits of its first chief executive, often to stand in for Washington himself. In the portraits, Martha Washington is usually dressed plainly, her round face composed in a benign but cheerful expression. Portraits of George Washington often show him in military uniform, the pin of the Society of the Cincinnati on his lapel; others have him in black velvet, wearing a simple ruffled white shirt, his hair tied back in a queue. Most observers agreed that Martha was short and pleasant-looking, and that George was nearly six feet tall, had a long nose, large and penetrating light eyes, and a noble forehead. The state of his teeth affects his appearance in some portraits. Washington responded to having his likeness taken with a characteristic mixture of pride in his position and mild irritation. Once, a painter in Boston hid behind a church pulpit to sketch him. Washington's mild chafing at requests for him to sit illustrates the conflict he felt between his obligation to the nation and his desire to return to private life. As Edmund Morgan writes in his preface, Washington "succeeded in clothing the new government with his own honor and left the presidency with a heritage of independence and respect which, despite the antics of so many of his successors, has never quite left it." George and Martha Washington: Portraits from the Presidential Years offers, quite literally, a unique portrait of the original First Couple.
Book Synopsis George Washington by : White House Historical Association
Download or read book George Washington written by White House Historical Association and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first work of art purchased for the White House was a full-length portrait of President George Washington, painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1797. Thanks to its rescue by First Lady Dolley Madison, it is the only object that has remained in the White House collection since before the British torched the building during the War of 1812. This portrait is featured in Scala's new 4-fold edition, celebrating the White House collection of paintings and objects associated with the first president. Although Washington personally selected the site for the White House, hired the architect, and even specified the design, he was, ironically, the only president never to live there. He spent his two-term presidency in temporary residences in New York and Philadelphia, while the permanent President's House was constructed in the new City of Washington. John Adams was the first president to reside there in 1800. Today the President's House that Washington envisioned, but never inhabited, is one of the most famous buildings in the world. Published in cooperation with the White House Historical Association, this book is fully illustrated with images of fine and decorative arts objects related to George Washington and his presidency in the White House collection, including personal possessions, portraits, paintings, sculpture, documents, ephemera and commemorative objects - symbols not only of the man but of the new nation that revered him. AUTHOR: The White House Historical Association is a non-profit educational organization, chartered on November 3, 1961, to enhance understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the historic White House. SELLING POINTS: *Will appeal to anyone interested in Washington and the White House, and what can be learned about his life and accomplishments from the White House collection *Showcases items in the White House collection of fine and decorative arts that are of historical significance and relevance to this president and his presidency *One of the first titles in a series of books produced with the White House Historical Association on the American Presidents as represented in the White House collection 64 colour & 8 b/w illustrations
Author :Bureau of national literature Publisher :[Washington, D.C.] : Bureau of Nationa Literature ISBN 13 : Total Pages :120 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (321 download)
Book Synopsis The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents by : Bureau of national literature
Download or read book The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents written by Bureau of national literature and published by [Washington, D.C.] : Bureau of Nationa Literature. This book was released on 1912 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
