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drawn from life, she explores the lesser-known unless accurate images of washington that circulated in the 18th century. george washington s mount vernon hosted this 50 minute event. a good afternoon. my name is elizabeth stock known to many people here as betty. together with my husband stanley scott, i am in enthusiast for george washington of many varieties, including portraiture. we have collected all of our adult lives as were several members of our families, before us, and they acquired a number of survey drawings, medallions coins, rare books, and metals, as well as documents on the subject of george washington and his time. we have the active supporters of mount vernon for several decades and members of connoisseurs society. this lively group is dedicated to supporting the acquisition, preservation, and conservation of mount vernon s remarkable collections. it is very encouraging for us to see you all here at this crowded seminar because it indicates an intere ....
mount vernon for several decades and members of connoisseurs society. this lively group is dedicated to supporting the acquisition, preservation, and conservation of mount vernon s remarkable collections. it is very encouraging for us to see you all here at this crowded seminar because it indicates an interest in coming closer to the iconic presence of our first american president and his character charisma and abilities. we met wendy wick reaves, our speaker, in the early 1970 s and we were impressed then. with her comfort and obvious affection for her specialty, american graphic arts. it is a pleasure to tell you a little bit about her. she is a leading authority in her field and the senior curator of prints and drawings at the smithsonian institution national portrait gallery. she earned her master s degree from the program in early american culture at the university of delaware. she is a member of the print council of america. in 1974, she started the graphic arts d ....
her photography work, which she now does every variety of places. it is on exhibit and at their home in maryland. she and tony have lectured in a variety of places, world affair councils colleges, and so forth. she is a regular appearer here on either a panel or as a single lecture. i will mention one book. i think this was your first book. spy dust. it is about their years in moscow. denied area operations. this is where you first hear the term moscow rules. it is used, this book, in, often with new intelligence personnel coming into the agency. it s that good, and it covers that many operations. so i have said enough. jonna, it is delightful to have you here. please help me welcome jonna mendez. [applause] good morning. there is no better way to start the day than to be introduced by peter. it is inspiring. in another life, in another time , i lived in d.c. and i was the smithsonian resident associate. i did so many programs with the smithsonian once we moved ou ....
portraits of george washington. mount vernon hosted this 50 minute event. good afternoon. my name is elizabeth stock known to many people here as betty. together with my husband stanley scott, i am in enthusiast for george washington of many varieties, including portraiture. we have collected all of our adult lives as were several members of our families, before us, and they acquired a number of survey drawings, medallions coins, rare books, and metals, as well as documents on the subject of george washington and his time. we have been active supporters of mount vernon for several decades and members of connoisseurs society. this lively group is dedicated to supporting the acquisition, preservation, and conservation of mount vernon s remarkable collections. it is very encouraging for us to see you all here at this crowded seminar because it indicates an interest in coming closer to the iconic presence of our first american president and his character charisma and abil ....
up next, the national portrait gallery senior curator wendy wick reaves, talks about amateur depictions of george washington. instead of focusing on portraits drawn from life, she explores the lesser-known unless accurate and less accurate images of washington that circulated in the 18th century. george washington s mount vernon hosted this 50 minute event. good afternoon. my name is elizabeth stock known to many people here as betty. together with my husband stanley scott, i am in a serious enthusiast for george washington of many varieties, including portraiture. we have collected all of our adult lives as were several members of our families, before us, and they acquired a number of surveyor drawings medallions, coins, rare books, stamps and metals, as well as documents on the subject of george washington and his time. we have been active supporters of mount vernon for several decades and are members of the connoisseurs society. this lively group is dedicated ....