(PRESIDENTS 1957) Asch Samuel Packet of original designs fo

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(PRESIDENTS--1957.) Asch, Samuel. Packet of original designs for Eisenhower's second Inaugural Festival. 14 items, including 9 colored pencil and carbon sketches on lined paper, one Inaugural Committee circular letter, 2 photostats of Asch's designs, and 2 photostat images of the completed project; condition generally strong. New York, December 1956

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For Eisenhower's second term, 20 January fell on a Sunday, so the inaugural festival was held the day before, and the formal public inauguration was held on 21 January. The festival, which included prominent entertainers such as Abbott & Costello and Pat Boone, was held at Uline Arena, later known as the Washington Coliseum. These colorful podium designs are by builder and decorator Samuel Asch (1888-1958) of New York, whose firm had handled other inaugurations going back to Taft. with--a 1953 inaugural festival program.