- Archibald Willard
Infobox Painting|
title=The Spirit of '76 (aka Yankee Doodle)
artist=Archibald MacNeal Willard
year=circa 1875
type=oil
height=61
width=45
museum=United States Department of StateArchibald MacNeal Willard (
August 22 ,1836 –October 11 ,1918 ) was an American painter who was born and raised in Bedford,Ohio .cite book |author=Arndt, Ursula; Giblin, James |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Fireworks, Picnics, and Flags: The Story of the Fourth of July Symbols |edition= |language= |publisher=Clarion Books |location=New York |year=2001 |origyear= |pages= p. 41–43|quote= |isbn=0-618-09654-X |oclc= |doi= |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=x2UzaVfG3tgC&pg=PA41&dq=%22Archibald+Willard%22+Wellington&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=bvSYSLHlJ5vOjgHEx7DHBw&sig=ACfU3U0LJh9i5ALuCqaaQRnQDlvJBzFoEw#PPA41,M1|accessdate=]Willard's most famous work is "The Spirit of '76" (previously known as "Yankee Doodle") which was exhibited at the
Centennial Exposition . The original is believed displayed inAbbot Hall (Marblehead, Massachusetts) as Williard painted several variations of the now-famous scene. Another original variations of the work by Williard hang in theUnited States Department of State . Of note, he used his father as the model for the middle character of the painting. Willard painted three murals in the main hall of theFayette County, Ohio courthouse inWashington Court House, Ohio : "The Spirit of Electricity", "The Spirit of Telegraphy", and "The Spirit of the Mail".References
External links
* [http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/exhibit/artists/willbio.html Ohio Historical Society Online]
* [http://www.ohiotraveler.com/Venue%20Files/spirit_of_76_museum.htm Spirit of '76 Museum]
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