October 14, 2010
Two Big Mount Vernon Hits Combine
The Mount Vernon traveling exhibit “Discover the Real George Washington” plus our portrait project joined forces when George Washington portraits were presented to two different schools at the North Carolina Museum of History, where our traveling exhibit is currently hosted.
The portrait project, which invites K-12 schools nationwide to request a free framed portrait of George Washington, is proud to announce that Murphey Traditional Academy from Greensboro, N.C. and Moore Square Museums Magnet School from Raleigh, N.C. are a couple of our newest recipients.
Murphey Traditional Academy is a Title 1 magnet elementary school and a recipient of a travel grant to see the exhibit. Moore School is a middle school that partners with museums and cultural centers, giving students access to a multitude of resources. Perhaps not surprisingly, both are big fans of George Washington.
Category: Distance Learning, Washington Portraits
Since we know how crazy things can get in the principal’s office at the beginning of the school year, we have decided to make lives easier! As you all know, your school can get a FREE oil painting of Rembrandt Peale’s “Porthole Portrait of George Washington” to hang in a highly visible place in your school building as well as our Celebration Kit chock full of lesson activities and a flag flown over Mount Vernon. All you had to do was have your principal write us a letter, right? Well now it’s even easier- print out the 
As bulletin boards get refreshed and schools are squeaky cleaned, why not redecorate your main entrance or library? We can help! Mount Vernon is pleased to be distributing beautiful oil portraits of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale, accompanied by our Celebration Kit featuring a flag flown over Mount Vernon and teaching resources, for FREE to any school that would like one. Just have your principal send us a request on letterhead with the school’s street address, where the painting will hang, and a contact email address. What a fabulous way to start the school year! Check out our Portrait Map on the right hand side of this page to see other schools that have already received their portraits. And yes, that is former First Lady Laura Bush presenting the very first portrait in the picture above.