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The Spirit of 76; by Archibald Willard; 1912; painting

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Archibald Willard: The Spirit of 76   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Archibald Willard  (1836–1918)  wikidata:Q2860094
 
Archibald Willard
Alternative names
Archibald MacNeal Willard
Description American painter
Date of birth/death 22 August 1836 Edit this at Wikidata 11 October 1918 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Bedford Cleveland
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q2860094
Title
The Spirit of 76
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description

This is one of several versions painted by A. M. Willard. The first appeared in 1876, the centennial of 1776. They are icons of that spirit that gave victorious force to the American Revolution.

A mythical thirteen-star flag flies over thirteen sons of liberty in the foreground of an advancing army. Often parodied for humor, they live on as rustic legends of liberty, visions of inspiration – sustaining valor.
Depicted place Colonial United States, 1776
Date Painted 1912. Digital image color restored 2021.
Medium Oil Paint on Canvas
Dimensions Hight 305 cm (120 in) ; Width 244 cm (96 in)
Place of creation Wellington, Ohio, USA.
Notes The flag of four stars in a circle of nine is not found elsewhere in historical record.
Source/Photographer The Present Location of This Paintingː Cleveland City Hall 
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