George Washington 1852 NRG_Stadium_Print A campaign portrait of the

A campaign portrait of the grandson and son of presidents

Afro American Monument 1897 renders in commemorative engraving the long civic argument over Black memory in the post-war republic — a tableau of figures

General Grant 1885 — a likeness rendered in the final year of the old commander's life

the Soldiers and Sailors monument anchoring linen panoramas of Meridian Street

George Washington 1852 NRG_Stadium_Print A campaign portrait of theGeorge Washington 1852 a mid century lithograph of the first president, issued when the republic he founded was already straining at its seams. The image looks backward with reverence, even as the Compromise of 1850 echoed in the halls he had once tried to keep above faction. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical societies, and the