George Washington Back in New York City - Paperback

by Felipe Galindo (Author)

George Washington returns to present-day New York City in a series of whimsical and warm-hearted cartoons by Felipe Galindo Feggo. The Mexican master who lives in upper Manhattan depicts the nation's first president rediscovering the city he knew from his Revolutionary War days, a metropolis transformed by varied and vibrant immigrants. Funny and surreal scenes unfold as cultures gently clash and the Founding Father comes to appreciate how much his country has grown.

This is a companion volume to the exhibition Washington Takes Manhattan: Felipe Galindo Feggo's New York Discoveries first presented at the Morris-Jumel Mansion in New York CIty. The text is presented in both English and Spanish.