{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"3950"},"altNumsArchivespace":{"label":"ArchiveSpace","value":"P1.2001.235"},"copyright":{"label":"Copyright","value":"The American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain."},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Ralph Esmerian"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1815"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"2013     1   35"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"2013.1.35"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Fraktur of General Washington on horseback with plumed hat in foreground. Low fence acts as demarcation between fore- and background. Very flat composition. Large tree at left and buildings in background with smoke emanating from the chimneys. Building directly behind Washington bears the words \"CON GRESS HOUSE\"."},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Watercolor, gouache, ink, and metallic paint on paper"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/3575/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"3575"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Genneral Waschington"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["At the invitation of William Penn, German immigrants had begun to settle in America by the seventeenth century. Their German-American descendants were among the forces organized to fight for independence against British tyranny. Known as the German Regiment, and formed from settlers in Maryland and Pennsylvania, they participated in major battles in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, sometimes pitted against soldiers from their homelands\u2014Hessians who were conscripted to fight for Britain. This drawing, in the colorful ink-and-watercolor style associated with the Germanic tradition of illuminated documents known in America as fraktur, is probably based on one of the many images of George Washington mounted on horseback that proliferated after the war. It is inscribed in German \"General Washington and the city that was built in his name,\" referring to the new capitol of Washington, DC, which was established in 1791. The English words \"Congress House\" further appear on the facade of a building that bears features of Philadelphia\u2019s Carpenters\u2019 Hall and Independence Hall\u2014sites of the First and Second Continental Congresses. In this testament to the formal installation of the newly formed government in Washington, the artist expresses his pride in Philadelphia\u2019s pivotal role by conflating the removal of Congress from that city to the new capitol and the establishment of Congress on Pennsylvania Avenue.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Genneral Waschington,\" exhibition copy for American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2020.","German Americans were among the forces organized to fight for independence against British tyranny. Known as the German Regiment and formed from settlers in Maryland and Pennsylvania, they participated in major battles in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. This drawing by an unidentified artist is in the colorful ink-and-watercolor style associated with the Old World tradition of Germanic illuminated documents known in America as fraktur. It is probably based on one of the many images of George Washington mounted on horseback that proliferated after the war, testifying to the president as a military leader and the unifying symbol of the new nation. By inscribing in German \u201cGeorge Washington and the city that was built in his name\u201d and the English words \u201cCongress House\u201d on the facade of a building that resembles both Carpenters\u2019 Hall and Independence Hall\u2014sites of the First and Second Continental Congresses\u2014the artist conflates the removal of government from Pennsylvania to the new capitol of Washington, DC, and the establishment of Congress on Pennsylvania Avenue.Stacy C. Hollander, \u201cGenneral Waschington,\u201d exhibition label for Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum. Stacy C. Hollander and Valérie Rousseau, curators. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2014.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"]},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":"Works on Paper"},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"pubreferences":{"label":"Published References","value":"Young America: A Folk Art History.  Jean Lipman, Elizabeth V. Warren and Robert Bishop.  New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Museum of American Folk Art, 1986, illustrated fig. 7.1, p.116."},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"154761"},"geographyState":{"value":"Southeastern Pennsylvania"},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"103","content":"Artist unidentified"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Drawings"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["At the invitation of William Penn, German immigrants had begun to settle in America by the seventeenth century. Their German-American descendants were among the forces organized to fight for independence against British tyranny. Known as the German Regiment, and formed from settlers in Maryland and Pennsylvania, they participated in major battles in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, sometimes pitted against soldiers from their homelands\u2014Hessians who were conscripted to fight for Britain. This drawing, in the colorful ink-and-watercolor style associated with the Germanic tradition of illuminated documents known in America as fraktur, is probably based on one of the many images of George Washington mounted on horseback that proliferated after the war. It is inscribed in German \"General Washington and the city that was built in his name,\" referring to the new capitol of Washington, DC, which was established in 1791. The English words \"Congress House\" further appear on the facade of a building that bears features of Philadelphia\u2019s Carpenters\u2019 Hall and Independence Hall\u2014sites of the First and Second Continental Congresses. In this testament to the formal installation of the newly formed government in Washington, the artist expresses his pride in Philadelphia\u2019s pivotal role by conflating the removal of Congress from that city to the new capitol and the establishment of Congress on Pennsylvania Avenue.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Genneral Waschington,\" exhibition copy for American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2020.","German Americans were among the forces organized to fight for independence against British tyranny. Known as the German Regiment and formed from settlers in Maryland and Pennsylvania, they participated in major battles in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. This drawing by an unidentified artist is in the colorful ink-and-watercolor style associated with the Old World tradition of Germanic illuminated documents known in America as fraktur. It is probably based on one of the many images of George Washington mounted on horseback that proliferated after the war, testifying to the president as a military leader and the unifying symbol of the new nation. By inscribing in German \u201cGeorge Washington and the city that was built in his name\u201d and the English words \u201cCongress House\u201d on the facade of a building that resembles both Carpenters\u2019 Hall and Independence Hall\u2014sites of the First and Second Continental Congresses\u2014the artist conflates the removal of government from Pennsylvania to the new capitol of Washington, DC, and the establishment of Congress on Pennsylvania Avenue.Stacy C. Hollander, \u201cGenneral Waschington,\u201d exhibition label for Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum. Stacy C. Hollander and Valérie Rousseau, curators. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2014.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1805"},"inscribed":{"label":"Inscribed","value":"In ink, Gothic letters with pen and ink flourishes, URQ:  Gennejal waschington und die stadt/metche nach seinem ramen er bauet ift"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"c. 1810"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - Sunday, June 2, 2002","exhibitionEndISODate":"2002-06-02","exhibitionID":"207","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2001-12-11","exhibitionBeginDate":"2001","exhibitionTitle":"American Radiance","exhibitionEndDate":"2002"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - Thursday, February 8, 2018","exhibitionEndISODate":"2018-02-08","exhibitionID":"214","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2017-09-27","exhibitionBeginDate":"2017","exhibitionTitle":"Highlights from Self-Taught Genius","exhibitionEndDate":"2018"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Saturday, May 22, 2021 - Sunday, October 8, 2023","exhibitionEndISODate":"2023-10-08","exhibitionID":"245","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2021-05-22","exhibitionBeginDate":"2021","exhibitionTitle":"American Perspectives (Travel)","exhibitionEndDate":"2023"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, September 30, 1986 - Sunday, April 24, 1988","exhibitionEndISODate":"1988-04-24","exhibitionID":"115","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1986-09-30","exhibitionBeginDate":"1986","exhibitionTitle":"Young America","exhibitionEndDate":"1988"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - Sunday, August 17, 2014","exhibitionEndISODate":"2014-08-17","exhibitionID":"171","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2014-05-13","exhibitionBeginDate":"2014","exhibitionTitle":"Self-Taught Genius","exhibitionEndDate":"2014"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - Sunday, January 3, 2021","exhibitionEndISODate":"2021-01-03","exhibitionID":"239","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2020-02-11","exhibitionBeginDate":"2020","exhibitionTitle":"American Perspectives","exhibitionEndDate":"2021"}]},"altNums":{"label":"Alternative Numbers","value":"P1.2001.235"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Sheet: 9 5/8 x 8 \" (24.4 x 20.3 cm)Frame: 17 1/8 x 15 1/4 x 1 \" (43.5 x 38.7 x 2.5 cm)"}}]}