COLORADO -- A portrait of George Washington dating back more than 200 years has been stolen from a storage unit in Colorado and police, along with the FBI, are hunting for the painting as well as the ...

YORKTOWN, Va. — Just in time for Independence Day and the countdown to America’s 250th anniversary, a newly acquired portrait of George Washington is now on permanent display at the American ...

This month marks a pivotal milestone in American history: 225 years ago, the doors of the White House opened to welcome its ...

Perhaps no American Founding Father has been lionized and mythologized more than George Washington. Yet the real man has long been obscured behind the myth. The most basic example of all: The ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island's secretary of state says he wants a new home for some irreplaceable pieces of state history. For one, Gregg Amore said the State House is no longer fit to house ...

YORKTOWN — A portrait of George Washington by artist Charles Peale Polk that dates back to about 1790 has taken center stage in the permanent exhibits at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.

VANCOUVER, Wa. (KPTV) - Vancouver police are searching for the owners of several items after they were found in a vacant home: According to a post from the Vancouver Police Department on Sunday, the ...

Washington Portrait to be Featured in Exhibit Commemorating 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. (Copyright 2025 by Washington and Lee University ...

Most people know Gilbert Stuart primarily – even only – for his iconic portraits of George Washington. Indeed, a Stuart portrait of the first president appears on the $1 bill. One of the many exciting ...

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When Steelman was a young boy in the 1920s, Washington’s portrait hung in virtually every classroom. Alarmed that many schools no longer feature the iconic portrait, Steelman took action. Through the ...