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Carter, Keith, 1948-? George Washington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04502 Author/Creator: Carter, Keith, 1948-? Place Written: Angola, Louisiana Type: Photograph signed Date: 1990 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 50.5 cm, Width: 40.3 cm Order a Copy

One photograph entitled, "George Washington," taken by Keith Carter dated 1990. Image is of a young Black boy holding a gilt-framed print of Gilbert Stuart's "Athenaeum," a portrait of President George Washington.

Carter, Keith, 1948-
Stuart, Gilbert Charles, 1755-1828
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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