Golden Pheasants, NPG
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Creator: Neufeld, Harry B
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1968
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 371 Box 1 Folder October 1968
A pair of golden pheasants, given by Lafayette to George Washington, were mounted by Charles Wilson Peale, artist and amateur naturalist, for his museum. The birds were on display with Peal's portrait in the opening exhibition of the National Portrait Gallery.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Featured in TORCH, October 1968
Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 371 Box 1 Folder October 1968
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1968
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92-3566
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print