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Alexander Hamilton Charcoal/Graphite drawing. This was my first time using charcoal since high school art class. It's messy but I like it. My goal is to draw 10 of the founding fathers and this was my first one. Ben Franklin is next. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was one of the most brilliant and influential Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in the Caribbean island of Nevis to a struggling Scottish merchant and a French mother, he was orphaned young and arrived in New York as a teenager. Hamilton’s extraordinary intellect quickly propelled him into the American Revolution, where he served as an artillery captain and later as George Washington’s trusted aide-de-camp. After the war, he became a leading advocate for a strong central government, co-authoring the influential Federalist Papers with James Madison and John Jay to secure ratification of the U.S. Constitution. As the first Secretary of the Treasury under Washington, Hamilton designed the young nation’s financial system—establishing the national bank, federal assumption of state debts, and a strong currency—laying the foundation for America’s economic power. A fierce Federalist and rival of Thomas Jefferson, his ambitious vision often clashed with others, culminating in his fatal duel with Vice President Aaron Burr on July 11, 1804, in Weehawken, New Jersey. Though he never became president, Hamilton’s ideas profoundly shaped the character of the United States as a commercial republic with a powerful national government. #art #drawing #charcoal #graphite #foundingfathers @TRHLofficial
I'm working on a 10 drawing series of the Founding Fathers. Alexander Hamilton is first. This is also my first drawing using charcoal and graphite instead of just graphite. #artwork
@TheLastRefuge2 I just started a 10 drawing series of the founding fathers. I won't be anywhere close to finished by the 4th of July but hopefully by the end of the year.
@mariolopezviva@Dodgers I went to a game there in 1989 during family vacation. Sat way up in the upper decks on the left side of the field basically straight across from the foul pole. Very fun night.