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Mort Künstler feted as painting's unveiled

Cove Neck Artist Mort Künstler stands before his

Photo credit: Steven Sunshine | Cove Neck Artist Mort Künstler stands before his work entitled "Washington's Crossing at McKonkey's Ferry" alongside former Nassau County Executive and history buff Thomas Suozzi. (Dec. 26, 2011)

Cove Neck artist Mort Künstler was praised by historians Monday night for painting the most accurate depiction ever of George Washington crossing the Delaware as his work "Washington's Crossing at McKonkey's Ferry" was publicly unveiled.

David Hackett Fischer, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Washington's Crossing" and the featured speaker at the New-York Historical Society in Manhattan,...

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