Yale treasurer roger sherman was the only man to sign four major documents associated with the birth of the new nation.
Declaration of independence yale. Trumbull painted many of the figures in the picture from life and visited independence. Declaration of israel s independence 1948 issued at tel aviv on may 14 1948 5th of iyar 5708 eretz israel hebrew the land of israel was the birthplace of the jewish people. Declaration of independence is a 12 by 18 foot 3 7 by 5 5 m oil on canvas painting by american john trumbull depicting the presentation of the draft of the declaration of independence to congress it was based on a much smaller version of the same scene presently held by the yale university art gallery. All staff who can work at home should continue to do so.
A few blocks south of the beinecke library the yale university art gallery 1111 chapel st holds numerous works of art related to the founding of the nation. Lecture 11 independence overview. This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the yale university art gallery s complete or current knowledge about the object. The works on view to the public include john trumbull s the declaration of independence july 4 1776 a depiction of the committee of five presenting the document to john hancock.
Tanya pohrt reception and meaning in john trumbull s declaration of independence yale university art gallery bulletin 2013. A few blocks south of the beinecke library the yale university art gallery 1111 chapel street holds numerous works of art related to the founding of the nation. Its collections include john trumbull s painting the declaration of independence july 4 1776 a depiction of the committee of five presenting the document to john hancock. The gallery is free and open to the public tuesday friday 10 am 5 pm.
Only with an explicit request from a supervisor should a staff member return to campus. Its collections include john trumbull s painting the declaration of independence july 4 1776 a depiction of the committee of five presenting the document to john hancock. The declaration and resolves of the first continental congress the declaration of independence the articles of confederation and the u s. The declaration was not the main focus of the second continental congress which was largely concerned with organizing the defensive war effort.