...Mort Künstler was commissioned by the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle to paint a record five paintings?
This painting, Washington at Carlisle, was the first and shows our first president, acting in the field as Commander in Chief on October 4, 1794. His mere presence accompanied by other Federal dignitaries ended the “Whisky Rebellion.” The graduating class of 1989 commissioned the painting and gave it to the College as a gift!
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