French Founding Father: Lafayette's Return to Washington's America July 16, 2008

The Mount Vernon Estate is organizing a traveling exhibition entitled 'A Son and His Adopted Father: George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette.' The exhibition deals with the revolutionary period in the rebellious colonies, Lafayette's tumultuous experiences in the French Revolution and the memory of Lafayette embedded in statues, street names and ephemera. Over 100 objects, paintings, sculpture; books, prints, manuscripts, decorative arts and memorabilia tell the story of an enduring friendship.