Peale’s iconic Washington portrait returns to W&L
The W&L-owned portrait, which has been on loan to Mount Vernon, will be displayed in a new Reeves Museum exhibit, which opened to the public on May 24.
George Washington
Reliving Constitutional History in the Classroom
Twelve students at W&L are creating their own version of the U.S. Constitution in Professor Lynn Uzzell’s politics course.
W&L’s Robert Strong to Address Students at Opening Convocation
Strong’s talk is titled “George Washington and Education.”
Washington’s Will is ‘a True National Treasure’
The will, a favorite piece for use in accounting and taxation classes at W&L, reveals much about Washington's character and views.
W&L, Mount Vernon Announce Mutual Loan of Washington Portraits
The historic institutions will temporarily exchange iconic portraits of George Washington, which will go on public view in mid-December.
In Case You Missed It
Rediscovery and Restoration of a 279-Year-Old Treasure
The Benjamin Borden Grant, the original grant for the land on which W&L now sits, turns 279 this month. It has been conserved and is stored in W&L's Special Collections.
W&L Holds Public Lecture: ‘Getting Away with Fraud: The Lansdowne Portraits of George Washington’
Evans will discuss the history behind several fraudulent copies of Lansdowne-style George Washington portraits that were produced based on the original.
Rare by Association
Two tiny, leather-bound volumes in Special Collections feature signatures and bookplates that make them extraordinarily rare.
A Painting with a Storied Past
"The Battle of Minden" will be on display at W&L through the end of Fall Term 2017, when it will return on loan to Mount Vernon.
Accounting for the Past
W&L accounting professor Stephan Fafatas mines Special Collections for historic canal company records.
