The Constitution of the United States
Date1934
Artist
Frank Earle Schoonover
(American illustrator and painter, 1877–1972)
Illustration CitationPoster for the American Liberty League; later reproduced as a Delaware Heritage Commission poster after "American Liberty League" was painted out.
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions51 1/2 × 36 in. (130.8 × 91.4 cm)
frame: 57 1/2 × 43 3/4 in. (146.1 × 111.1 cm)
frame: 57 1/2 × 43 3/4 in. (146.1 × 111.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Bank of Delaware, 1989
Object number1989-68
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextAn inscription on the reverse of this painting indicates that it was once owned by Irénée du Pont (1876-1963), who commissioned it as a poster for the American Liberty League, an organization founded in 1934 primarily by wealthy corporate and political leaders (including du Pont) to oppose the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A charcoal sketch shows that the words "American Liberty League" in the sky have been painted out, perhaps after the League disbanded when Roosevelt was reelected in a landslide for an unprecedented third term. The painting, with a newly-clear sky, was reproduced as a Delaware Heritage Commission poster.
