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The Flag and the Headquarters of the Superintendent and His Staff – West Point

This unlocated drawing is known through a photograph in The Century Magazine, July 1904 from the Dawson Dawson-Watson family archives.

Dawson-Watson was commissioned by the Boston architectural firm of Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson to draw this architectural rendering. At the time, the firm had been awarded a commission for the redesign of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

 

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Hand-carved gilt frame

This unlocated frame is known through a photograph in the Dawson Dawson-Watson family archives.

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Hand-Carved Frame for The Glory of the Morning

This unlocated frame is known from a photograph in the Dawson Dawson-Watson family archives.

It was the original hand-carved frame for the painting The Glory of the Morning that won the National Prize in the 1927 Texas Wildflower Competitive Exhibition held in San Antonio at the Witte Memorial Museum.

 

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Hand-Carved Frame for Solomon in All His Glory Was Not Arrayed Like One of These

This unlocated frame is known through a photograph in the Dawson Dawson-Watson family archives.

It was the original hand-carved frame exhibited with the painting Solomon in All His Glory… in the 1929 San Antonio Competitive Exhibition. The painting was awarded Hors de Concours in the Group 1 Texas Wildflowers category.

The inscription at the top of the frame reads:

“Solomon in All His Glory Was Not Arrayed Like One of These”

 

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Hand-Carved Frame for The Cotton Picker

This unlocated frame is known from a photograph in the Dawson Dawson-Watson family archives.

 

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