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smeemctyre
smeemctyre

Coming from a graphic designer's point of view, it's interesting to see how something so important could have looked and how the artist designed it.

kwright
kwright

Who is Charles Thomson? Why was he selected to design the seal?

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Design of the Great Seal
Year:
1782
Citation:
Charles Thomson's Design for the Great Seal of the United States, 1782; Reports of Committees of Congress; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, Record Group 360; National Archives
Title:
Original Design of the Great Seal of the United States
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