55th Spanish-American War Congress, 1899 Size:36x24 and any space drawn to

and any space drawn to the long

The Atlantic stretches behind them like a stage curtain

every line of the portrait carrying the brass and bluster of a man who believed the strenuous life was a national posture as much as a personal creed

more bookish cousin of New York

Archival pigment inks on premium canvas

55th Spanish-American War Congress, 1899 Size:36x24 and any space drawn to55th Spanish American War Congress, 1899 a group portrait of the legislators who steered the republic through its imperial debut, their composed rows belying the volatile session that ratified the Treaty of Paris and inherited Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines in a single stroke of pen. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical