Perceptions of the Founding Generation
Updated Jul 20, 2022
Students will use the Houdon exhibit to analyze different ways Benjamin Franklin and George Washington were perceived in the face of many challenges and conflicts during the American Revolutionary period.

Image: The Apotheosis of Franklin and Washington, About 1785, Unknown textile manufactory, English; roller printed cotton. Gift of Paul LeRoy Grigaut
Students will use the Houdon exhibit to analyze different ways Benjamin Franklin and George Washington were perceived in the face of many challenges and conflicts during the American Revolutionary period.