18th Feb 2011
Ulysses S. Grant – Essence Portrait
A portrait of Ulysses S. Grant has been on the face of the USA’s $50 dollar bill since 1913. My special interest in creating an Essence Portrait of President Grant stems from this as the final bill face for my new In God We Trust series is that of the $50 bill. My versions of all of the others currently created by the USA Mint are completed.
Ulysses S. Grant (1822 – 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). He was also the military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant’s command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military. After leading many military victories, Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, and soon after the Confederacy collapsed and the Civil War ended.
Grant also merits our attention due to his civil rights record in both heading up the Union Army and then his actions during Reconstruction and during his presidency.
The Essence Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant uses the original letters of Exodus 20 (the Ten Commandments) for each and every stroke. All of my Post Conceptual and UnGraven Image Essence Portraits of USA presidents use this text as our Chief Executive’s duty is to administer the federal laws, statutes and especially to protect the Constitution. The Ten Commandments are widely held to be a basis for the ideas, ideals and original laws and the Constitution.
Ulysses S. Grant (Exodus 20 – the Ten Commandments) by Judy Rey Wasserman
For more about Ulysses S. Grant see Wikipedia’s Ulysses S. Grant .
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To purchase an Essence Portrait print of George Washington (Exodus 20 – the Ten Commandments) to display in your home, office or as a gift SEE: Washington
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