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Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Signing of the Constitution
Commissioned in 1939 as part of the congressional observance of the Constitution's sesquicentennial, the scene of this painting is set on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall.
Signing of the Constitution
by Howard Chandler Christy
Oil on canvas (20' x 30'), 1940 Location:
U.S. Capitol, house wing, east stairway
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