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Washington Crossing the Delaware: Then and Now
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).