Celebrations at the Archives Canvas Print

Our quality canvas print of a painting depicting the National Archives in the 1930s, when it was still a young agency, is a nostalgic glimpse into the past. Painted by Carol Dyer, a nationally known artist who specializes in an American folk-art style, she created the artwork in recognition of the National Archives' 75th anniversary.

In 1930, New York Architect John Russell Pope was selected to design the National Archives Building. Pope's neoclassical design included both practical and symbolic aspects of housing the nation's records. He proposed a monumental structure with highly decorative architectural features, giant Corinthian columns, 40-foot bronze doors, and inscriptions representing the building's historical importance. John Russell Pope also designed the National Gallery and the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.