I’ve finished the research and artwork for the article on Chester A. Arthur. To tease just a bit while I finish getting the article written, let me just say it’s a sad, sad story. But nice arms:
http://americanheraldry.org/pages/uploads/President/arthur.png
so the clarions are playing a dirge?
Pretty simple, straight forward arms. Nice shield and crest. What does the motto mean?
Cheers,
MohamedHossam;62836 wrote:
Pretty simple, straight forward arms.
Too simple and straightforward (this is called "foreshadowing," for those who were not literature majors).
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What does the motto mean?
"Push aside obstacles," more or less.
As always…beautiful work, Joe. Sorry that I have been absent. My mother’s death and keeping busy with projects, I have been neglecting many important things. One of them is certainly my involvement in the discussions. I hope to be back on a regular basis, now.
Hassan, it is good to have you back, and thank you for your kind words.
The article is now up on the AHS website at http://www.americanheraldry.org/pages/index.php?n=President.Arthur.
Fascinating story. And I didn’t really know much about clarions/rests or the fact that there’s no clear answer as to what they are. Thanks Joseph.
Excellent article! A materpiece.
One suggestion is to change the Adams story since it presupposes one knows that Adam was against the carriage arms for only PR reasons.
Michael Swanson;62872 wrote:
Excellent article! A materpiece.
One suggestion is to change the Adams story since it presupposes one knows that Adam was against the carriage arms for only PR reasons.
Maybe a link to it?
Joseph McMillan;62874 wrote:
Maybe a link to it?
That would work. But I think the paint story does not help the Arthur article.
Take a look now and see if it’s better.
Yes, better. The point I was making was that "painting over arms" was not a positive sign which supports your claim about Adam’s enthusiasm.
I wasn’t trying to make a claim about Adams’s enthusiasm—I was saying that painting over the arms inaugurated a hundred year long era when Presidents were very reluctant to be too public about armorial display. I take it that doesn’t come across?
A great article. I look forward to reading each of them as they come. Have you published a book? or are considering it? That would be an excellent addition to my "library."
Joseph McMillan;62883 wrote:
I wasn’t trying to make a claim about Adams’s enthusiasm—I was saying that painting over the arms inaugurated a hundred year long era when Presidents were very reluctant to be too public about armorial display. I take it that doesn’t come across?
No. If you said it that way…..I’d have gotten it.
OK, I can do that. Wait one.