Artist/Maker
Henry Alexander Ogden
(1856 - 1936)
"Old Glory's" First Engagement, August 3, 1777, Fort Stanwix, New York
Graphite and gray wash on beige paper
Purchase, Robert J. Gallione Wilbur Fund
1955.283
DescriptionHistoryInscribedSigned at lower left in graphite: "HA Ogden"; inscribed along lower edge: " 'Old Glory's' first Engagement / Col. Gansewood raises the first flag -- (made in the fort) on a Bastion of Fort Stanwix (Rome N.Y) / at the beginning of its Seige by St. Leger - Aug 3d 1777."
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Henry Alexander Ogden
1936.972