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| 1062 |
| Valley Forge |
| FES Title: | “Valley Forge” | |
| Alternate Titles: | Sentry at Valley Forge |
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| Date: | 09/1921 | |
| Size: | 36.25″H x 30″W | |
| Medium: |  |
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| Type: | illustration | |
| Published: | Madison, Lucy Foster. Lafayette. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1921: 184. caption: Under Washington’s direction the soldiers built log huts |
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| Inscription: | lr: F.E. Schoonover / ’21 | |
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| Exhibitions: | 1931 FES; 1934 Wesleyan | |
| Comments: | TP 5/22/02; form 10/7/04; index; edit 11/06; relined | |
| Commentary: | Schoonover sent the following idea as a possible illustration for Lafayette (The Penn Publishing Company). He wrote, “Would make this a central figure…Aids watching VonStuben who is drilling a few men. In the background are the huts and the field piece commanding a possible approach from the vicinity of Philadelphia. Valley Forge, as you well know, is a great mecca for Americans and this slant on the winter at the Forge has never been done except for this central figure that I show here. When I say has never been done, I mean this particular composition.” (archives) The published illustration shows that they accepted his ideas. | |
| Provenance: | Sold by artist to Frank W. Diver, Wilmington, Delaware: descended in family to private collection |
