This is not a response - just a minor correction: Not Robert - but Roger
Sherman signed the Declaration of Independence.
On Mon, 16 Jun 2003, Juarez, Miguel wrote:
> A library staff member found a black and white drawing -- possibly John
> Trumbull's painting which shows the signing of the Declaration of
> Independence in what is now called Independence Hall, Philadelphia, on July
> 4, 1776. The drawing features the committee that drafted the Declaration of
> Independence -- John Adams, Robert Sherman, Thomas Jefferson (presenting the
> document), and Benjamin Franklin -- standing before John Hancock, the
> President of the Continental Congress.
>
> The original painting is in color. The B&W drawing includes the following
> words: "Lord storey & co. Chicago." Does anyone know if the "Lord storey &
> co. Chicago" designates a particular printer and/or department store or
> vendor?
>
> Also, aside from Artfact, are there any FREE online art appraisal sites I
> can direct this patron to--aside from she taking it to an appraiser. Don't
> most of these sites charge to research an items such as this?
>
> Miguel Juarez, Assistant Librarian
> Center for Creative Photography Library &
> University of Arizona Library
> Fine Arts/Humanities Team
> P.O. Box 210103
> Tucson, AZ 85721-0103
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