Howard Koslow: George Rogers Clark

Artist: Howard Koslow
1924 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1984
Image Size: 12 by 13.75 inches
Overall Size: 18 by 20.625 inches
Medium: Acrylic on Cold Press Illustration Board

George Rogers Clark was born near Charlottesville, Virginia. Although he had little formal schooling, he was soon exploring the frontier region of Virginia, now known as Kentucky, as a surveyor -- a trade taught to him by his grandfather. Clark received his first fighting experience during Lord Dunmore's War against the Shawnee Indians in 1774, serving as a captain in the Virginia Militia. Soon after the Revolutionary War had begun, he successfully petitioned Governor Patrick Henry and the Virginia legislature to provide Virginia's frontier region with protection from the Indians. A shipment of powder enabled him to suppress Indian raids on the settlements. Clark's next adventure came soon afterward, for the legislature promoted him to lieutenant colonel and charged him with a force of 175 men. His assignment was to overcome the Indian allies of the British and clear the Illinois territory of enemy forces. On July 4, 1778, Clark and his forces surprised and captured Kaskaskia and by August he had gained control of the outposts at Cahokia and Vincennes, as well as earning the loyalty of the French settlers in the area. Helping to repulse the invasion of Virginia by General Benedict Arnold, George Rogers Clark conquered and held the entire Illinois country, known as the Old Northwest.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Commemorative Proofcard for America's Greatest Military Heroes series, postmarked November 19, 1991.

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