Rhode Island
Speaking of dollar bills, just before the turn of the 19th century, American painter Gilbert Stuart, of Newport, R.I., had numerous sittings with President George Washington. Stuart finished two portraits of the president during this time. One, however, remained unfinished, only portraying Washington’s head and shoulders. Known as The Athenaeum, this unfinished work of art is now reproduced over 2 billion times a year by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.