George Washington, NYC was Capital of US, oil on canvas, Tom Taffee
Statue of Liberty, oil on canvas, Tom Taffee
Profile (2 panels): George Washington and the Statue of Liberty, oil on canvas by Tom Taffee
A lot of people did not know that New York City was the first capital of America so I decided to do this portrait of George Washington at his first inauguration in 1789.
The statue of liberty was supposed to be dedicated in 1872 to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Unites States but sat for ten years until school children collected enough pennies to pay for the base of the statue an interesting story so I decided to do this painting.
