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| Keywords: Independence Hall in Philadelphia by Ferdinand Richardt, 1858-63.jpg Artwork Creator Ferdinand Richardt Independence Hall in Philadelphia 1858-63 963 508 1 oil on canvas cm 94 6 166 7 White House Washington D C United States White House copy of the painting Notes by Kloss William et al Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Washington D C The White House Historical Association 2008 We are in the literal and symbolic heart of a famous and prosperous American city Scores of citizens from every walk of life throng the scene at Sixth and Chestnut Streets It is a quarter before noon on a warm summer day see the clock on the tower and the open windows of the Philadelphia County Courthouse--now known as Congress Hall--at the right The painted sides of the public carriage announce that it runs along Chestnut Street while an up-to-date horse drawn streetcar is coming into view at the right along tracks laid in 1858 on Sixth Street A black child with dog and basket stands slightly apart from two white boys with their delivery cart In front of them stand a pair of handsomely dressed ladies and their equally elegant escort; a little behind them is the distinctive figure of an Italian immigrant peddler Another immigrant strolls with his family in the left center foreground Although the facades of all the buildings except the courthouse are obscured by trees Richardt has included the top of the Jayne Building in the distance at the left beyond the classical portico of the former Second Bank of the United States At the center the tower and spire of Independence Hall rise dramatically spotlighted together with the flag by shafts of sunlight breaking through dark clouds object history Gift of Mr and Mrs Joseph Levine in memory of President John F Kennedy credit line The White House Historical Association White House Collection http //www whitehouseresearch org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset id 15 White House Art Collection Other versions <gallery> File Rosalynn Carter and Jimmy Carter during an interview with Barbara Walters in 1978 jpg Painting in the Green Room 1978 </gallery> PD-old-100 contrast fix Ferdinand Richardt Paintings in the White House Independence Hall Philadelphia Pedlars in art Chestnut Street Philadelphia 0520 1858 paintings | ||||
