William Cogswell, American
“Ulysses, You’re Not Planning To Wear That Ugly Thing For Your $50 Bill Portrait Session, Are You? Why Don’t You Wear That Cute Peach Sweater I Got You For Your Birthday? Not the Blue One — That Makes You Look Fat. And I Assume You’re Going To Trim Your Nose Hair…,” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas
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/// Shown here, General Grant and his wife,
(plus their children), were “painted from life.”
Buried (both) in Grant’s Tomb,
they’ve at last enough room.
Children often cause marital strife.
/// Their Memorial’s federally
run. Ulysses, in general, he
thought it would be terrific
if all things were specific.
Didn’t like hearing “generally.”
/// Grant and each of his two eldest boys
dressed in uniform, with pride and poise.
Did Ulysses or Julia
find it somewhat peculiar
that their youngest, to wear kilts, enjoys?