William Penn Original Drawing // Philadelphia City Hall // Inktober Drawing
This is my original drawing of the William Penn statue at the top of Philadelphia City Hall.
At the top of City Hall is a 37 foot, 27 ton bronze statue of William Penn, the founder of Philadelphia. The statue was made by Alexander Milne Calder. The Penn Statue is the tallest statue atop any building in the world. It faces Northeast towards Penn Treaty Park in Fishtown, where Penn signed a treaty with the local Native American tribe (Lenape/Delaware). There was a “gentleman’s agreement” that forbade any building from being taller than the brim of Penn’s hat. However, that agreement was broken in 1987, when One Liberty Place was built. This break of the agreement supposedly put a curse on all local sports teams.
Using pictures as reference, I drew this using a Micron Pigma pen, Tombow Marker, and graphite on Arches hot pressed watercolor paper. The drawing is roughly 7 x 10 inches (17.78 x 25.4 cm).
This is the perfect small gift for a native Philadelphian, a lover of architecture, or a person who wants to have an original piece of art on their wall.
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QUICK FACTS
- Signed original sketch
- Created using pen, marker and graphite on watercolor paper
- 7 x 10 in (17.78 x 25.4 cm)
- Ready for framing
- Landscape orientation
MATERIALS
- Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor paper: 100% cotton fiber, acid-free, 140 lb/300 gsm
- Pigma ink: pigment-based, acid-free, archival, fade resistant
- Tombow Marker: acid-free, water-based
- Graphite Pencil
SHIPPING
- Ships flat with sturdy backing in clear plastic sleeve
- Domestic orders are shipped via USPS First Class or USPS Priority
- International orders are shipped USPS First Class International
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I'm an artist and illustrator from Southern New Jersey.
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