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Washington Crossing the Delaware: Then and Now
On view in the American Wing Gallery 767 through spring 2023 is a special display, Crossings, that explores ongoing resonances between past and present artistic expressions—specifically, modern and contemporary responses to Emmanuel Leutze’s epic Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851).
Sylvia Yount
November 22, 2022

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The artist Robert Colescott's study for George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware depicts a tin-patched boat—too small for the passengers attempting to row in opposite directions—helmed by Carver.
Washington Crossing the Delaware: Then and Now

Sylvia Yount explores ongoing resonances between past and present artistic expressions—specifically, modern and contemporary responses to Emanuel Leutze’s epic Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851).