In his poster for New York City’s celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of George Washington’s inauguration, Glaser suggests both the dignity of the nation’s first president and a a sense of festivity in this sober portrait profile outlined in colorful stars and set about with fireworks against the night sky. During the celebrations, a lookalike actor reenacted Washington’s swearing in at Federal Hall, watched by President George Bush, the descendants of many other presidents, and a crowd of thousands; the two-day event also included a 50-gun salute, a parade, a Presidential Ball at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and a flotilla of ships and boats in New York Harbor.