Shakespeare in the Park
“Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me.” —“Antony and Cleopatra:” Act V, Scene II Did the author of those lines, William Shakespeare (1564–1616), […]
Tag Archives: American Art
Library Portraits of George Washington
“I am so hackneyed to the touches of the painter’s pencil, that I am now altogether at their beck…no dray moves more readily to the Thrill, than I do to […]
General Washington’s Christmas of 1776
Ah, he stands – sailor crew went going. And so this general watches rowing. He hastens – winter again grows cold. A wet crew gain Hessian stronghold. —the third stanza […]
Seamen in The Whitney
“I think the picture portrays an enjoyable side of Navy life. I think it would make a good recruiting poster. I will raise my prices.” —Paul Cadmus (1904–1999), his response […]
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