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The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial was designed by James Earle Fraser from 1906 to 1911 and dedicated in Memorial Hall, a rotunda in the Franklin Institute, in 1938. The 20-foot statue of Ben Franklin weighs 30 tons and is seated on a 92-ton pedestal of white Seravezza marble. Memorial Hall, designed by John T. Windrim after the Roman Pantheon, is 82-feet in length, width and height, with a 1600-ton domed ceiling and marble walls, ceilings and columns.
The Franklin Institute Science Museum opened on January 1, 1934 in the expansive neoclassical building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway designed by John T. Windrem. Owing to the effects of the the Great Depression, only two the wings envisioned by Windrem, surrounding the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, were built. Today the Institute offers 12 permanent hands-on exhibits and hosts renowned traveling exhibits in its more than 400,000 square feet of exhibit space, two auditoriums, and the Tuttleman IMAX Theater.
The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial was designed by James Earle Fraser from 1906 to 1911 and dedicated in Memorial Hall, a rotunda in the Franklin Institute, in 1938. The 20-foot statue of Ben Franklin weighs 30 tons and is seated on a 92-ton pedestal of white Seravezza marble. Memorial Hall, designed by John T. Windrim after the Roman Pantheon, is 82-feet in length, width and height, with a 1600-ton domed ceiling and marble walls, ceilings and columns.
The Franklin Institute Science Museum opened on January 1, 1934 in the expansive neoclassical building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway designed by John T. Windrem. Owing to the effects of the the Great Depression, only two the wings envisioned by Windrem, surrounding the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, were built. Today the Institute offers 12 permanent hands-on exhibits and hosts renowned traveling exhibits in its more than 400,000 square feet of exhibit space, two auditoriums, and the Tuttleman IMAX Theater.
A collection of some lesser-known writings by Benjamin Franklin. (Franklin was born and grew up in Boston, hence the connection.) At a booth in Quincy Market.
I just came across this outtake from several months back and it struck me as being pretty cool. So, I decided to post it.
I took liberties with an old design originally created by Benjamin Franklin [c. 1754] titled 'Join, Or Die' for an upcoming t-shirt/print show at Fugscreen Studios [July 8th].
Fugscreen Studios
1736 N. Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL
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"...'Join, or Die' is a well-known political cartoon, created by Ben Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. The original publication by the Gazette is the earliest known pictorial representation of colonial union produced by a British colonist in America. It is a woodcut showing a snake severed into eighths, with each segment labeled with the initials of a British American colony or region. New England was represented as one segment, rather than the four colonies it was at that time. In addition, Delaware and Georgia were omitted completely. Thus, it has 8 segments of snake rather than the traditional 13 colonies. The cartoon appeared along with Franklin's editorial about the "disunited state" of the colonies, and helped make his point about the importance of colonial unity. During that era, there was a superstition that a snake which had been cut into pieces would come back to life if the pieces were put together before sunset. It is also noted that the snake [a rattlesnake] was chosen because it is native to the America's & by nature, does not strike unless provoked..."
During the summer of 1787, it was decided that the Articles of Confederation was not serving its main purpose of defining the abilities of the government and the people. The country needed a more detailed guideline for the government and a newer set of rules for people to follow. The United States Constitution was written and reviewed by congress. It was then signed and became the new constitution for the country throwing out the Articles of Confederation. Congress was presided over by future President and Commander and Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, George Washington.
This chair was the chair that George Washington sat in during that summer when he presided over congress., It is located inside the Signers Room in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pa.
Come learn about Benjamin Franklin at Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World exhibition, a national traveling exhibit for libraries organized by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary and the American Library Association Public Programs office.
Birmingham Public Library is is currently hosting the exhibition by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birthday.
Join us for this wonderful exhibit and the many library events about one of best known Founding Fathers.
Landmark Books were a series of history books published in the 1950's for children. I loved reading them as a kid, but got most of them from the library where the had dull covers without dustjackets. I've been picking some up at thrift shops. I really enjoy the cover art, and since I seem to barely be able to make a dent in my monthly upload limit, I'm sharing them with you.
Bohemia, probably made by C.T. Pohl, 1800-1830
Wealthy families enjoyed the gentle music of glass instruments at recitals during the 18th and 19th centuries. Not to be outdone, Corning Museum of Glass allows you to experience the recording of the music of a Glass Harmonica, like this one.
The sound of this harmonica was determined by the sizes of the glasses. In 1762, Benjamin Franklin improved the process of making music by rubbing the moistened rims of glasses. He attached perfectly tuned glass bowls to a horizontal spindle, which was set in motion by the foot. The instrument, attracted the interest of many composers, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss.
one of the exhibits at franklin court, the benjamin franklin museum designed by venturi scott brown in 1976 and grossly outdated.
Gasolier lamp with a figurine of Benjamin Franklin set in the center. This unusual piece is one of the few surviving items from the Bruce Lancaster House, the original home of the University College of Medicine which burnt to the ground.
McGuire Hall, VCU MCV Campus, Court End; Richmond VA
This double-acting pneumatic air pump was originally owned by Benjamin Franklin. Designed by George Adams Sr. of London, it suggests Franklin's close ties with the scientific community in England.
The Benjamin Franklin Museum, located beneath the surface of Franklin Court, opened to the public in 2013. The museum features interactive exhibitions, personal artifacts, computer animations and hands-on displays, examining Franklin’s life both as a private citizen and a statesman. Franklin Court cuts through an entire city block on the former site of Benjamin Franklin's home at 316-322 Market Street. Although razed in 1812, a "Ghost House" frame, built by Robert Venturi in 1976 for the Bicentennial, depicts the exact positions of the original 3-story house, 33 square-foot, ten-room house and adjacent print shop, while excavations underneath reveal the original foundations, privy pits, and wells. Six museums on the site, also built in 1976 for the Bicentennial, trace Franklin's life as a publisher, politician, postmaster, printer and inventor.
Get it? I was trying to find the one where he is made from all PENNIES, and stumbled across this new one instead (2007). I was EXTREMELY SAD to find out that the penny sculpture is gone for good. Here is the info, so you can be as sad as I am: www.jepsculpture.com/benfranklin.shtml
©2011 Julia Forsyth, FRANKLIN FORGOT, 8.5" x 11", Sharpie and Fine Sharpie on cardstock
Semi-Blind Contour Line Drawing
Well, here is Stage 1 of this drawing. My scanner decided to to retire after many happy hours on the job after scanning Stage 2 of this drawing. I'm gonna miss that 942.
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For Stage 2, I drew a little more on the bottom of the drawing. Stage 3 plans included strategically adding some yellow into this drawing. I'll end this Art Suspense with the scan that includes the yellow if/when my scanner recovers or when some ambitious, brash, young new-and-improved scanner takes its place, but until then...the Art Suspense lives. ;)
Philadelphia, PA, est. 1682; pop. 1,567,442 (metro 6MM) • Independence National Historical Park
• the original 1790 Georgian style building was designed by British-American physician, inventor, painter & architect William Thornton (1761-1828), who also designed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
• built directly across 5th St. from Philosophical Hall to house the expanding library & archives of the American Philosophical Society (APS) • after the library relocated to new buildings c. 1884, Library Hall was demolished for the expansion of the Drexel & Company Bldg. • in 1959 APS built a new Library Hall, recreating the façade using an 1800 engraving by William Birch
• the Library Company of Philadelphia was founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, whose statue is ensconced in the niche above the door • was the forerunner of the Library of Congress • 1st library in U.S. open to the public • previously, most books were owned by the wealthy & kept in private collections
The library's collection of 500,000 books & 70,000 other items contains:
• the original journals of the Lewis & Clark expedition • a copy of the American Declaration of Independence handwritten by Thomas Jefferson • a 1st edition of Sir Isaac Newton's Principia • 1st edition of Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species • the Mayflower Compact
• At the Instance of Benjamin Franklin: A Brief History of The Library Company of Philadelphia
• Independence National Historical Park, National Register # 66000683, 1966
Benjamin Franklin lived here.
Independent National Historic Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The revonated old Benjamin Franklin building turned Draper University in downtown San Mateo.
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The Bond, a pair of statues in Centre City District, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Designed by James West and made from bronze and concrete, this sculpture was installed outside of the city’s Masonic Temple in 2017. It depicts George Washington showing his masonic apron to Benjamin Franklin.
The sculptor said:
“When Benjamin Franklin first went to France as a diplomat, he was highly influential and successful in securing a French Alliance in support for the American War of Independence. George Washington, at that time, was serving as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army of the American Revolution. Gilbert du Montier Lafayette, who led the French troops, gifted to George Washington, as a sign of solidarity, a ceremonial apron as a symbol of the bond between these two countries. The monumental statues sculpted by Jim West depict the moment at which George Washington presented that apron to Benjamin Franklin — an apron that is now displayed in the Grand Masonic Museum of Philadelphia, outside of which these statues stand.”
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Some meaningful quotes to start off the day at our Fujitsu North America Technology Forum. Part of opening remarks by Hitoshi Matsumoto, President and CEO, Fujitsu Laboratories of America.
You have to zoom in to see the quote from GlobalGreen Energy. It is a profound Native American Proverb:
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors... We borrow it from our children."
Other Quotes:
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" - Benjamin Franklin
"We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap." - Kurt Vonnegut,. Jr.
"Look! Look! Look deep into nature and you will understand everything." - Albert Einstein
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Thomas Jefferson bust, part of the Founding Father's installation, at Artomatic 2009, by Brian Lusher. The busts of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Franklin were Avon men's cologne bottles, circa 1976, and have been painted and repurposed by the artist.
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A salamandra é um fogão a lenha inventado por Benjamin Franklin e foi o primeiro sistema de aquecimento moderno não está integrado na construção. Permite um melhor controle de combustão e melhor controle da fumaça do que o fogão tradicional, por isso também economiza combustível.
O seu nome evoca a salamandra mítica que, segunda se acreditava, poderia viver no fogo.
** Esta peça faz parte da decoração do Hotel Papiros em Paysandú no Uruguai