"I had no IDEA!" Rufus Porter in Art, Invention, and Publishing

Laura Sprague, Independent Curator

Thomas Long (1798-1841), ca. 1815-1817

Attributed to Rufus Porter Probably Portland, Maine Thomas Long (1798-1841), ca. 1815-1817 Watercolor on paper

Aerial Navigation: The Practicability of Traveling Pleasantly and Safely from New-York to California in Three Days, Fully Demonstrated 1849

Aerial Navigation: The Practicability of Traveling Pleasantly and Safely from New-York to California in Three Days, Fully Demonstrated 1849

Francis Howe House first-floor hall, cycle dated 1838

Rufus Porter and Stephen Twombly Porter Westwood, Massachusetts Francis Howe House first-floor hall, cycle dated 1838 distemper paint on plaster

Francis Howe House first-floor stair mural (detail), dated 1838

Rufus Porter and Stephen Twombly Porter Westwood, Massachusetts Francis Howe House first-floor stair mural (detail), dated 1838 distemper paint on plaster

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George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1798 (Courtesy, Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association)
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