Declaration Mural Matted Print

• National Archives Store Exclusive
• Made in the U.S.A.
• Quality matted print
• 10 X 4 inches

• Product Description

• Here in this breathtaking artwork, we honor the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Barry Faulkner's mural comes as a matted print, ready to frame. The original is on display in the National Archives Rotunda.
  

In 1933, the chief architect of the National Archives, J. Russell Pope, recommended approval of a two-year contract to hire Barry Faulkner, a noted American muralist, to paint a mural for the Exhibit Hall in the planned Rotunda of the National Archives Building. The result was two large oil-on-canvas murals, each about 14 feet by 37 1/2 feet. One mural honors the signers of the Declaration, and the other those who signed the Constitution.

The Rotunda is also the permanent home of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. These three documents, known collectively as the Charters of Freedom, are foundational to the United States, outlining the structure of our government and securing the rights of American citizens.