Constitution Paintings

A  Rising  Sun - The Miracle of the Constitution

    The title of this series of paintings is derived from a quote from Benjamin Franklin made at the time of the Constitution’s signing. After the lengthy Constitutional Convention of 1787,  the colonial delegates approached to sign their draft of the Constitution. As the last members were signing Franklin looked towards George Washington’s chair, at back of which a rising sun happened to be painted. He said, “I have often and often in the course of the session. . . looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting: But now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun.” The rising of the sun brings with it the birth of a new day with its. Symbolizing the birth of a great nation, each of the five paintings capture the rising sun of a new day. Read more...