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Washington and Fairfax at a war-dance
- Title
- Washington and Fairfax at a war-dance [graphic] / J. McNevin ; J. Rogers.
- Author
- Rogers, John, approximately 1808-approximately 1888.
- Publication
- New York : Virtue, Emmins & Co., 1857.
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- Additional Authors
- McNevin, John.
- Description
- 1 print : engraving, b&w; 18 x 26 cm.
- Summary
- Night scene of a Native American dance, performed outdoors around an open fire. At far right, three men in European garments look on.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Engravings.
- Note
- Caption title.
- Indexed In (note)
- Rasmussen, William M.S. and Tilton, Robert S., George Washington-- the man behind the myths, Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1999
- Biography (note)
- According to William M.S. Rasmussen and Robert S. Tilton's catalog for the 1999 exhibition George Washington-- the man behind the myths (see citation above), this engraving was published in Benson J. Lossing's book Washington and the American republic (1857), and depicted an actual event in Washington's life. Washington, then aged sixteen and already active as a professional surveyor, was traveling along the southern branch of the Potomac River as part of a team led by George William Fairfax. They encountered a group of Native Americans returning from war, and witnessed their dance by firelight.
- Call Number
- *MGZFX Rog J Was 1
- OCLC
- 825552316
- Author
- Rogers, John, approximately 1808-approximately 1888. Engraver
- Title
- Washington and Fairfax at a war-dance [graphic] / J. McNevin ; J. Rogers.
- Imprint
- New York : Virtue, Emmins & Co., 1857.
- Indexed In:
- Rasmussen, William M.S. and Tilton, Robert S., George Washington-- the man behind the myths, Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1999, p. 30.
- Biography
- According to William M.S. Rasmussen and Robert S. Tilton's catalog for the 1999 exhibition George Washington-- the man behind the myths (see citation above), this engraving was published in Benson J. Lossing's book Washington and the American republic (1857), and depicted an actual event in Washington's life. Washington, then aged sixteen and already active as a professional surveyor, was traveling along the southern branch of the Potomac River as part of a team led by George William Fairfax. They encountered a group of Native Americans returning from war, and witnessed their dance by firelight.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- McNevin, John. Artist
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFX Rog J Was 1