Banner
- Object Name:
- Banner
- Object ID:
- 2025.014.01
- Creator:
- Beede, Ruth Louise (1910-1996) -- Artist
- Place of Origin:
- Meredith, NH
- Date:
- 1952-1956
- Description:
- Banner. Hand-painted campaign banner by Ruth Louise Beede (1910-1996) of Meredith, NH. The banner reads "I LIKE IKE" in black, red, and blue on plain white cotton cloth. Signed lower right corner.
- Material:
- Paint
Cloth - Dimensions:
- H-45 W-22 inches
- Provenance:
- One of two hand-painted banners by Ruth Louise Beede (1910-1996) either during Eisenhower's 1952 campaign for president, or reelection in 1956. The banners stayed in the family until they were put up for auction in 2025 from the John Way Beede Estate of Meredith, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
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