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

Category: Presidents

Collection Spotlight Presidents

The Nation in Mourning: Reactions to Lincoln’s Assassination

Post author By GW Museum
Post date April 28, 2025

By Isabelle Samudio, M.A. ‘25, Museum Studies

Presidents Program Recap

Presidents’ Inauguration Attire

Post author By GW Museum
Post date November 13, 2024

Painting of president Andrews Jackson at his inauguration

By Allie Richmond, M.A. ‘26, Art History

Creative Expression Monuments Presidents

Washington’s Legacy: A God Amongst Men

Post author By GW Museum
Post date February 22, 2023

Bust portrait of George Washington, c. 1920 (AS 915-B).

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

Collection Spotlight Presidents White House

Easter Egg Roll at the White House: A Time Capsule of America’s Racial and Religious History

Post author By GW Museum
Post date December 14, 2022

Black and white photo of a man in a suit jacket and pants with a young girl in a dress and hat, in front of the White House. — Printed postcard showing the White House grounds on Easter Monday in 1898. Photo originally taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952). Albert H Small Washingtoniana Collection AS 957.

Emma Cieslik, M.A. ’23, Museum Studies