, ▁Robert ▁Bl um , ▁A . B . ▁F rost ▁and ▁Howard ▁P yle , ▁studied ▁under ▁Charles ▁Par s ons , ▁who ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁department ▁at ▁Har per ▁Brothers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁A ▁collection ▁of ▁ 2 4 7 ▁letters , ▁eight ▁original ▁draw ings , ▁and ▁two ▁sketch books ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University ' s ▁R are ▁Book ▁& ▁Man us cript ▁Library . ▁ ▁A ▁contemporary ▁rev iewer ▁said ▁of ▁Rein hart : ▁ ▁A ▁ ▁principal ▁painting , ▁W ashed ▁Ash ore , ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁varied ▁re actions ▁of ▁obser vers ▁to ▁a ▁d rown ed ▁sail or ▁on ▁a ▁beach . ▁It ▁earned ▁him ▁an ▁Honor able ▁M ention ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁Paris ▁Sal on , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁Temple ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Rein hart ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁artists ▁selected ▁and ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Eng ra ving ▁and ▁Print ing ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁art work ▁for ▁the ▁Edu c ational ▁Series ▁silver ▁certific ates ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁notes ▁dep ict ▁various ▁alleg or ical ▁mot ifs ▁and ▁are ▁considered ▁by ▁some ▁num ism at ists ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁mon et ary ▁designs ▁ever ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Works ▁Among ▁his ▁works ▁are : ▁ ▁"