Benj. Franklin / R.A. Loederer. – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Benj. Franklin / R.A. Loederer.
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Issued as a photomechanical print around 1944, this portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) carries a copyright notice from Master Prints Publishing Company of New York City and is credited to R.A. Loederer. Franklin was a printer, scientist and diplomat who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and he served as American minister to France during the Revolution. Mass-produced portraits like this one show how steadily Americans in the mid-twentieth century kept the founders in view. Although the gallery groups him with presidents, Franklin never held that office.
| Created / published | c1944. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical(?) print. |
| Genre | Portraits 1940-1950.Photomechanical prints 1940-1950. |
| Notes | A450065 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Master Prints Publ. Co., N.Y.C. |
| Subjects | Franklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,271 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-184944 |
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