Americana Selections - Article I. Congress
~ The Constitution of the United States
Article One of the United States Constitution describes the powers of the
legislative branch of the United States government, Congress, which
includes the
House of Representatives and the Senate. The Article sets forth the manner of
election and qualifications of members of each House. It also outlines
legislative
procedure and enumerates the powers vested in the legislative branch.
Finally, it
establishes limits on federal and state legislative powers.
It took Susan Loy more than 500 hours to complete "Article I. Congress." She
lettered the 2293 words of Article I, dividing it into 102 lines forming a
12-3/4-inch square. Using color change in the letterforms, she created a
glowing
landscape for the backdrop of her drawing of the U. S. Capitol Building. A
square
border in blue and red made up of the names of the fifty states and a
large circle
in black and brown made up of the words, We the People, The General Welfare,
Justice, and Liberty surround the words to Article I. The border also
includes a
definition of "Congress," from the Latin word congress-us, meaning coming
together.
Susan Loy used steel and brass nibs, Windsor-Newton artists watercolors,
and Arches
hot-pressed watercolor paper to letter Article I. Jacob Shallus, a clerk
of the
Pennsylvania State Assembly, lettered or engrossed the final draft of the
original
Constitution onto parchment, using quill pens cut from large bird
feathers, and ink
made from gum arabic, oak galls, iron, and a colorant such as logwood.
Susan decided
to letter our current Constitution in parts to represent the separation of
powers
and has completed two parts, "The Preamble" and "Article I. Congress." She is
currently working on "Article II. The Executive Branch." She plans to
letter the
entire Constitution along with the Amendments and to include the
Declaration of
Independence as part of the series. She feels honored to be lettering these
important American documents.
"Article I. Congress"
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Print Image Size: 15-1/2" x 15-1/2"
Print Paper Size: 18" x 18-1/2"
Frame Size: 23" x 23"
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