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| Keywords: Peace - Walter L Dean.jpg en Peace The White Squadron in Boston Harbor was painted by Walter Lofthouse Dean in 1893 It depicts American warships performing exercises and maneuvers Chicago the largest ship is in the foreground; behind her are the cruisers Atlanta Boston and Newark and the gunboat Yorktown Other vessels and the city of Boston including the Massachusetts State House dome and Bunker Hill Monument appear in the distance Peace was first hung in the Capitol in 1900 in the room of the House Committee on Naval Affairs The painting remained with the committee throughout various relocations in the Capitol and in 1919 to the Cannon House Office Building; Peace is now on view in room 311 and has been recently restored Walter Lofthouse Dean 1854-1912 was born in Lowell Massachusetts and later established studios in Boston and Gloucester to paint fishing and harbor scenes He is regarded as one of the leading American marine painters Architect of the Capitol www capitol gov/html/IMG_2010061786143 html Architect of the Capitol Walter L Dean 1891-01-01 PD-EdictGov 19th-century sailing ships in paintings Cannon House Office Building 1893 paintings Template artwork possible | ||||
