Jasper Francis Cropsey's The Spirit of War and The Spirit of Peace

March 6, 1994-April 16, 1995

Overview: This focus exhibition showed Cropsey's companion paintings The Spirit of War, acquired by the National Gallery in 1978, and The Spirit of Peace, which was lent for the exhibition by the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia. These works, painted as pendants in 1851, were seen together by the public for the first time in over one century. The exhibition was organized by Franklin Kelly, curator of American and British paintings at the National Gallery. The brochure was made possible by a donation from Mrs. John C. Newington.

Attendance: 369,323 (407 days)

Location: West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 60

Brochure: Jasper Francis Cropsey: The Spirit of War and The Spirit of Peace, by Franklin Kelly. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1994.

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