Party like it s 1776

Bird of Freedom
1942 
Stow Wengenroth
Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Gift of International Business Machines Corporation, 1966.48.90

More art (and alterations) at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Flickr page.

For everything you've forgotten (or never knew) about The Declaration of Independence check out this link to the .gov archive. Lots of links to everything from Founder's bios to murals to adding your own John Hancock to a printable version of the famous page.

Wishing everyone a wonderful day! Plus a safe & happy July 4th to all partygoers!