Creator |
Taber, Donald C., 1895-1981, artist. |
Contributor |
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
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Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
Title |
Independence Hall [graphic] / An original drawing by Donald C. Taber, 1934. |
Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1934 |
Date |
[1934] |
Physical Description |
1 drawing: ink and crayon; 23 x 18 cm (9 x 7 in.) |
Description |
Impressionistic drawing looking north from Independence Square showing the rear elevation of Independence Hall built 1732-1748
after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. View also includes a barren tall tree in the
left, a sole pedestrian, and a tree with foliage in the right.
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Notes |
Title inscribed on drawing. |
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Signature of artist in lower left corner. |
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Date from accompanying label: Built in 1731, - Independence Hall, originally called The State House, took its name from the
signing of the Declaration of Independence within its walls in 1776. It contains the Liberty Bell, cracked while tolling the
death of Chief Justice Marshall, and other precious relics of history. It is located on Chestnut Street, between 5th and 6th
Streets, Philadelphia. An original drawing by Donald C. Taber, 1934.
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Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell. |
Biographical / historical note |
Donald C. Taber, born in New York, was a commercial artist in Philadelphia by 1930. |
Subject |
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 520. |
Genre |
Ink drawings -- 1930-1940. |
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Crayon drawings -- 1930-1940. |
Associated name |
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
Associated name |
Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Doret and Mitchell Collection - Drawings and Watercolors - A-Z - Taber [P.2017.8.29] |
Accession number |
P.2017.8.29 |