Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship (cancelled plate from the portfolio ​“The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington”)

Albert Sterner, Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship (cancelled plate from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington"), ca. 1932, etching from cancelled plate on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Brook, 1983.75.35
Albert Sterner, Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship (cancelled plate from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington"), ca. 1932, etching from cancelled plate on paper, plate: 10 in. x 14 1⁄2 in. (25.4 x 36.8 cm) sheet: 14 3⁄4 x 19 1⁄2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Brook, 1983.75.35
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Artwork Details

Title
Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship (cancelled plate from the portfolio ​“The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington”)
Artist
Date
ca. 1932
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
plate: 10 in. x 14 1⁄2 in. (25.4 x 36.8 cm) sheet: 14 3⁄4 x 19 1⁄2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Brook
Mediums Description
etching from cancelled plate on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — male
  • Portrait male — Washington, George
  • History — United States — President — Washington, George
Object Number
1983.75.35
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.75.35

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Albert Sterner, Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship (cancelled plate from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington"), ca. 1932, etching from cancelled plate on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Brook, 1983.75.35
Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship (cancelled…
Artist
Dateca. 1932
etching from cancelled plate on paper
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