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	The Library of Congress Shop > Americana > Early American History > Writing the Declaration of ...
		The artist, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris called his series of historical paintings, "The Pageant of a Nation," and the Library of Congress owns many fine components of this work.
		Ferris' father, Stephen James, painted portraits professionally and his maternal uncle, Thomas Moran, painted Western landscapes that helped convince Congress to develop national parks.
		Ferris first studied with his father and then attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Academie Julian in Paris and the South Kensington School in London.
	www.loc.gov /shop/index.php?action=cCatalog.showItem&cid=19&scid=148&iid=2897 (238 words)

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		Ferris devoted the last 30 years of his life to recapturing the greatness of the American experience on canvas.
		Jean Leon Gerome Ferris was born in Philadelphia on August 18, 1863.
		The Ferris paintings, after being exhibited for many years at the Smithsonian and elsewhere, eventually returned to the Ferris family who licensed the use of their images to a number of firms.
	www.collectorcafe.com /article_archive.asp?article=560&id=1411 (1048 words)

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		JEAN LEON GEROME FERRIS (1863-1930) Stephen James Ferris (1835-1915) Accession No. 151,937 Received 1939 Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, an historical painter, was born in Philadelphia in 1863.
		J.L.G. Ferris (27 March 1939) states that these items were collected by her husband and his father about 1890.
		Arriving in Freetown, Sierra Leone on February 4, the three Americans traveled east to the town of Bo, where they were joined by their local guides, Fr.
	voom.si.edu /leopold/early_african_collections.txt (16530 words)

	Under My Own Vine and Fig Tree, 1798 - Old Virginia - Virginia Historical Society
		When Jean Leon Gerome Ferris set out to paint the life of George Washington, he paid careful attention to, and was moved by, the impressive building that had been Washington's home.
		In this depiction of the president with Nelly Custis, Washington's step-granddaughter, Mount Vernon is rediscovered as embodying solidity and permanence, ever visible in the landscape to those wise enough to look for it.
		By using as his title a Biblical phrase that was often cited by the general and colonial Virginians, Ferris acknowledged that the pursuit of virtue in a pastoral setting had been one of Washington's lifelong pursuits.
	www.vahistorical.org /ov/ferris.htm (131 words)

	ZoomInfo Web Summary: Stephen Ferris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Stephen James Ferris: An influential Philadelphia painter and etcher of portraits and figure studies, Stephen James Ferris studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy and in Paris, under Jean Leon Gerome.
		Ferris also served for twenty six years as the Instructor of Art at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women.
		Stephen Ferris was also a major connoisseur of fine prints, particularly etchings.
	www.zoominfo.com /directory/Ferris_Stephen_638475975.htm (253 words)

	The Victory Ball, 1781 - Old Virginia - Virginia Historical Society
		Attention was thus deflected from the recent Civil War, bringing a form of closure to that catastrophic era.
		Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, a Colonial Revivalist in Philadelphia, celebrated the achievements of George Washington in more than a dozen canvases.
		Here we see the general enjoying a dance that the artist imagined would have followed the victory at Yorktown.
	www.vahistorical.org /ov/victoryball.htm (144 words)

	American Passages - Unit 4. Spirit of Nationalism: Context Activities
		[7259] Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, Benjamin Franklin Reading Draft of Declaration of Independence, John Adams Seated, and Thomas Jefferson Standing and Holding Feather Pen and Paper, around Table (1921), courtesy of the Library of Congress [LC-USZ62-96219].
		Although the term "individualism" was not in general use until the 1820s, the foundational principles behind the concept were established by the mid-eighteenth century.
		This engraving is based on a portrait of Benjamin Franklin, printer, author, and inventor, who was a seminal political figure throughout the Revolutionary era.
	www.learner.org /amerpass/unit04/context_activ-1.html (1609 words)

	150 Years of the National Print Collection
		They were given to the Smithsonian by the family of his son, artist J. Ferris, between 1927 and 1932.
		Stephen Ferris especially admired the work of painters Jean-Léon Gérôme (for whom his son was named) and Mariano Fortuny and acquired their prints.
		Stephen Ferris married Elizabeth Moran, the sister of artists Edward, John, Peter, and Thomas Moran, and the Ferris collection includes works by Moran family members in addition to the etched work of both Ferrises, father and son.
	americanhistory.si.edu /prints/06ferrc.htm (159 words)

	Drafting of the Declaration of Independence Notecards [VHS Museum Shop]
		These cards feature the painting Drafting the Declaration of Independence, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris.
		Ferris worked within the American Renaissance movement, when artists became painter-historians.
		The largest portion of Ferris's career, between 1900 and 1930, was devoted to producing art that would inspire nationalism in his audience.
	www.shop-vahistorical.org /drafting_notecards.html (157 words)

	Gerome - OneLook Dictionary Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		We found 2 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word Gerome:
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "Gerome" is defined.
		Phrases that include Gerome: jean-leon gerome, gerome ragni, jean gerome, jean leon gerome ferris
	www.onelook.com /?w=Gerome (82 words)

	The Gettysburg Address Giclee Print by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris at AllPosters.com
		The Gettysburg Address by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
		This art print was created using a sophisticated digital printer.
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	www.allposters.com /-sp/The-Gettysburg-Address_i1519156_.htm?aid=974174 (110 words)

	The Library of Congress Shop > Americana > Early American History > The Mayflower Compact
		the artist, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris depicts how he thinks passengers of the Mayflower looked signing the "Mayflower Compact." Included are Carver, Winston, Alden, Myles Standish, Howland, Bradford, Allerton, and Fuller.
		Starting in the early 20th century, Ferris created a series of commemorative interpretations of early American development called "The Pageant of a Nation."
		Creator : Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1863-1930, artist.
	www.loc.gov /shop/index.php?action=cCatalog.showItem&cid=19&scid=148&iid=1146 (125 words)

	All Shop's Collectibles : Prints : A to Z Treasures of Yesterday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This is a portfolio of 29 magazine prints by J. Ferris from the early 1930 c.
		On the backs of each print is an advertisement of the period, Texaco gasoline, Mobiloil,Westinghouse Electric, etc..
		The artist Jean Leon Gerome Ferris Sold his first major painting in 1898,...
	www.rubylane.com /shops/brendarose/ilist/,cs=Collectibles:Prints,id=2.25.html (157 words)

	Drafting the Declaration of Independence Poster, Print and Art by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris at Artprints.com
		Drafting the Declaration of Independence Poster, Print and Art by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris at Artprints.com
		Drafting the Declaration of Independence Drafting the Declaration of Independence, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris.
		Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin were named to a committee to prepare a declaration of independence.
	www.artprints.com /gallbig.asp?id=83624 (185 words)

	Ferris Posters
		Man Operated Ferris Wheel At Pindaya Festival, Pindaya, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
		The Ba London Eye, the World's Tallest Ferris Wheel., London, England
		Ferris Wheel During Festival in Town of Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany
	www.goldposters.com /buy-posters-search-Ferris-page-5.html (161 words)

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		Thomas Jefferson, after struggling with drafts that litter the foreground, awaits the advice and alterations that Benjamin Franklin and John Adams will provide before the final document is presented to the Continental Congress.
		Jean Leon Gerome Ferris depicts this scene in an original painting (ca.
		The puzzle has 550 pieces and measures 18" x 24" when completed.
	www.serve.com /poplarforest/store/commerce.cgi?product=Toys (478 words)

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		Edythe Ferris (born Riverton, NJ 1897-died Philadelphia, PA 1995)
		Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (born Philadelphia, PA 1863-died Philadelphia, PA 1930)
		Stephen James Ferris (born Plattsburgh, NY 1835-died Philadelphia, PA 1915)
	americanart.si.edu /search/artists_f.cfm (1451 words)

	President's House Preliminary Designs: The President's House Revisited
		"News from Mount Vernon, 1796," by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1930, oil on canvas.
		This imaginative historical painting used the (now-demolished) Stamper-Blackwell House as a stand-in for the President's House.
		35 A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., In the Matter of Color: Race and the American Legal Process, the Colonial Period (New York, 1978), 43-44.
	www.ushistory.org /presidentshouse/plans/pmhb2/index.htm (13837 words)

	American Passages - Unit 3. Utopian Promise: Author Activities
		Although no evidence directly links the Mayflower's 1620 landing to Plymouth Rock, this location has come to represent the birthplace of English settlement in New England.
		[6326] Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, The First Thanksgiving 1621 (1932),
		The Thanksgiving holiday has gained mythic status through representations of the event as a critical occasion of the Plymouth colony.
	www.learner.org /amerpass/unit03/author_activ-1c.html (165 words)

	Deco Dog's Ephemera - Victorian
		The condition of the die-cut is near mint and the condition of the frame is very good.
		FARRAGUT APPROACHING NEW ORLEANS, 1895 bookplate CIVIL WAR illustration by collectible illustrator Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (JLG Ferris), page is 5 3/4"x 8 3/4", near mint condition #Ci28336 $28.00
		THE SHRIEK OF SHRAPNEL, 1895 bookplate illustration by collectible illustrator Frederic Remington, Spanish American War soldiers taking cover, page is 5 3/4"x 8 3/4", near mint condition, but because there are many figures in the small picture the picture looks a bit confused #Ci28334 $28.00
	www.decodog.com /inven/victorian9.html (556 words)

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		Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1863-1930Published by The Foundation Press, Inc., c1932 July 28
		Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams meet at Jefferson’s lodgings, on the corner of Seventh and High (Market) streets in Philadelphia, to review a draft of the Declaration of Independence.
	www.thewideawakecafe.com /?p=262 (246 words)

	Images
		These images were contributed by Dr. Alexander Grey of the Itus Group
		Report of meeting with Sconstayah of the Cherokees — Business conducted during Convention
		Philadelphia Dock — Near Arch Street ferry, during depressed days of the Confederation
	www.constitution.org /cs_image.htm (584 words)

	Colombus letter
		In the same letter we see the Indian woman occupy a point in a "Sedwickian triangle"-- a construction that Susan Fraiman describes as a geometry in which the woman "foster[ed] a positive conjunction between men- -in bringing them together as affines, political allies, economic partners and, in Sedgewick's formula, cohorts of a 'potentially erotic' kind."
		Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, THE ABDUCTION OF POCAHONTAS, 1910
		The "Cannibal girl" completes this triangular relationship, as an erotically charged gift from the from one man to another.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/POCA/POC-col.html (994 words)

	Deco Dog's Ephemera - MILITARY 1
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		FARRAGUT APPROACHING NEW ORLEANS, 1895 bookplate illustration by collectible illustrator Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (JLG Ferris), page is 5 3/4"x 8 3/4", near mint condition #Ci28336 $28.00
		LINCOLN'S ADDRESS AT GETTYSBURG, 1895 bookplate illustration by collectible illustrator Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (JLG Ferris), page is 5 3/4"x 8 3/4", near mint condition with a couple of defects in the paper #Ci28337 $28.00
	www.decodog.com /inven/military1.html (378 words)

	Native Americans and Thanksgiving
		An oil painting, 1919, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. © Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
		When the Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1620, they landed on the rocky shores of a territory that had been previously inhabited by the Wampanoag (Wam pa NO ag) Indians.
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	www.victorianas.com /thanks/native.html (1525 words)

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