Lot 438
E.A.H. (American, active c. 1920), "Display Building at Washington's Headquarters, Newburgh, NY", c. 1920-1925, oil on artist's board, signed with initials lower right and titled lower left, with manufacturer's label of F.W. Devoe Co., New York en verso, 18 1/2 in. x 24 1/2 in. E500-700 Note: This exact view of the secondary building erected in 1856 (and expanded to this form in 1870), for the display of large artifacts at the Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site, was photographed in the late 19th c. from atop the "Tower of Victory," built in 1887-1888 by architect John Duncan; that photograph was reproduced by the Ruben Publishing Co. in a colored post-card of c 1920, from which the image of this charmingly na‹ve canvas was derived. Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh is important as the spot from which the General and future first President issued his "Cessation of Hostilities" order of April 19, 1783, ending the Revolutionary War; as well as for his creation here of the Badge of Military Merit, the prototype for the "Purple Heart," presented to three enlisted soldiers at this site in the same year of 1783. We are grateful to Melvin Johnson, New York State Historic Site Assistant, for his generous help in cataloguing this lot. W 439. Benjamin Bello
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