Next month, Christie’s is christening America’s 250th birthday with its largest Americana Week ever. The nine-sale, 700-lot extravaganza will feature treasures like a signed copy of the Emancipation ...
The image is so familiar that it often goes unnoticed: the powdered hair, the ruffled shirt, the stoic smile. George Washington’s rendering on the $1 bill may be the most widely distributed portrait ...
The United States’ first president, George Washington, has been on the front side of the one-dollar bill since 1869, Maurer says. His portrait is framed in an oval on the center of the bill, with the ...