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Illustration depicts a colonial farm similar to that of George Washington Birthplace

Illustration depicts a colonial farm similar to that of George Washington Birthplace

showing cows, horses, pigs, a rooster with a red comb in the foreground, foreshortened fenced fields with green corn on the left, five haystacks left center, an open field right center, and pine trees on the right. Also shown is a house with red chimney (center top), a large house with angled chimney (top center), and a body of water, either representing the Potomac River or Popes Creek, behind this house with sailboats both left and right of the house.

Illustration signed and dated in lower right corner "Alan E. Cober '73." With permission from the National Park Service, this illustration was framed by the artist and entered into the May 1975 Society of Illustrators show. Illustration includes poster mechanical of one-ply foam core board measuring 42-1/4" x 32-3/8" with Photostat of art and text copy applied. The mechanical includes an acetate overlay to which is affixed in position Alan E. Cober's published script sections. On a separate board measuring 15-7/8" x 9-3/16" is the small reproducible copy line for the poster title. To retain the integrity of the script components and the poster layout, the complete mechanical is retained with the original artwork. Also included with the final illustration are four unpublished script sections of ink on watercolor paper in the artist’s hand reading: "By 1732 the Washingtons were an old Virginia family, proud of the work they had done in building the colony"; "Tobacco swiftly wore out the soil, but 200 years ago, land seemed unlimited"; "Meat was an important item in the diet, along with large quantities of bread and"; and "…since the time of Washington's…y. The past is forever unretrievable …ate those bygone days."; Abbr=PUB

U.S. National Park Service

Project=A Farm in Colonial Virginia Poster ; Reflective Art

Government owns art and all reproduction rights.

Public domain:Full Granting Rights

Agriculture, (HFC ArtTheme)
, Pen, ink and watercolor on watercolor paper, (HFC ArtMedium)

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George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Code: GEWA

George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Latitude: 38.1929016113281, Longitude: -76.9233016967773

Image Management System : IMS 10916

HFC Commissioned Art Collection

08/17/2017 | 20190904

01/01/1973 - 12/30/1973

Image_Size=30" x 20"; Count:1/1; "A Farm in Colonial Virginia" poster (George Washington Birthplace National Monument poster)

MC E2

Cober, Alan E./Alan E. Cober, Inc.

Organization: Harpers Ferry Center
Address: Harpers Ferry Center, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, WV, 25425, 304-535-5050

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