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Benjamin Franklin, Craftsman (also known as Young Ben Franklin) a sculpture in the Centre City District in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
For the occasion of their 250th anniversary, the Pennsylvania Freemasons commissioned artist Joseph Brown in 1981 to design a larger than life-size sculpture of Benjamin Franklin to be installed near their headquarters.
It pictures a young Benjamin Franklin working at a printing press was intended to memorialize him as a printer and an artist, and to serve as a reminder of the dignity of the craftsman.
Information Source:
www.associationforpublicart.org/artwork/benjamin-franklin...
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Benjamin Franklin, Craftsman (also known as Young Ben Franklin) a sculpture in the Centre City District in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
For the occasion of their 250th anniversary, the Pennsylvania Freemasons commissioned artist Joseph Brown in 1981 to design a larger than life-size sculpture of Benjamin Franklin to be installed near their headquarters.
It pictures a young Benjamin Franklin working at a printing press was intended to memorialize him as a printer and an artist, and to serve as a reminder of the dignity of the craftsman.
Information Source:
www.associationforpublicart.org/artwork/benjamin-franklin...