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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Bill of Rights
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Bill of Rights

Object numberMO 1979.56f
Name Poster
Maker
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 16 in x W 20 in (40.6 cm x 50.8 cm )
DescriptionA small, printed poster in recognition of the Bill of Rights. The color poster features Franklin D. Roosevelt seated at a desk and in the midst of writing a multi-page document, possibly Proclamation 2524 for Bill of Rights Day. Behind him is a representation of a 1941 poster by Howard Chandler Christy marking the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The Chandler poster shows Lady Liberty flanked by the words "BILL OF RIGHTS" on one side and the First Amendment rights listed on the other side: FREEDOM of SPEECH / FREEDOM of ASSEMBLY / FREEDOM of RELIGION / FREEDOM of the Press.

The maker's information is printed along the bottom of the poster: © – DANIEL STERN – CHICAGO.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by H. E. Walden in 1979.
Credit LineGift of H. E. Walden
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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