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The Man on the Ceiling: Neoclassical Decorating at Kenmore

The Man on the Ceiling: Neoclassical Decorating at Kenmore

by gwffoundation | Sep 28, 2016 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies

As with many things at Historic Kenmore, the reasoning behind the choices Fielding and Betty Lewis made for their masterpiece of a house remain a mystery to us.  Why are Aesop’s Fables the subject of the decorative plaster overmantel in the Dining Room? Why is there...

Hanging Portraits in Kenmore’s Drawing Room

by gwffoundation | Mar 27, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies

The George Washington Foundation’s curators recently oversaw the hanging of portraits in Historic Kenmore’s Drawing Room. Portraits of Fielding and Betty Lewis painted by John Wollaston as well as of John Lewis and Fielding Lewis, Jr. painted by Charles...
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