From the Albert H. Small Center for National Capital Area Studies

Category: Creative Expression

Creative Expression White House

200 Years of Tourism: The White House

Post author By GW Museum
Post date February 15, 2023

Colored print of the White House, a dirt road passes in the foreground. — Aquatint engraving of a rare early view showing the north façade of the White House without the portico which was added shortly later by Andrew Jackson. It also shows the terraces on the right and left sides added by Thomas Jefferson (AS 500).

Lee Anne Spear, M.A. ’23, Museum Studies

Civil War Creative Expression Presidents

Lincoln’s Legacy: An Unfinished Symphony

Post author By GW Museum
Post date February 12, 2023

Black and white bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln. — Alexander Gardner (1821-1882), Abraham Lincoln, 1863. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 472. A limited edition photograph printed from the original glass plate c. 1990.

Lee Anne Spear, M.A. ’23, Museum Studies

Creative Expression Monuments U.S. Capitol

The Tripoli Monument: A Forgotten Relic of Early D.C.

Post author By GW Museum
Post date February 1, 2023

The Tripoli Monument sits on Capitol Hill with a view of DC in the background. Finely dressed visitors stand in the foreground.

Matthew Goetz, Ph.D. Candidate

Creative Expression GW History

GW’s Complicated History of Gay Representation

Post author By gwmuseum
Post date April 26, 2022

A black and white photograph of three GW student members of the Lesbian and Gay People’s Association in the 1989 Cherry Tree Yearbook. — Three members of GW’s Lesbian and Gay People’s Association (LGPA) sit in the group’s office in 1989.

Mallory Durkin, B.A. ’23, International Affairs