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American artifacts, we visit the gallery to learn about a selection of works by Charles Willson peale. Karie im karie diethorn. I am the chief curator. I oversee a large collection of artifacts here. We are here at the second bank of the United States, a historic building, part of the Independence National historical park. This was finished in 1824, literally the fort knox of its day. The building has been restored on the exterior. When you come to see it, you will see how it looked brandnew in 1824. Inside we have the fine arts exhibit to tell the story of what it was like to live in 18th century america, the world that those people knew and the world that the revolutionists built. The portrait collection at Independence National historical park is a very old one. The bulk of our collection, 94 pictures, was painted by Charles Willson peale of philadelphia. Philadelphia artist who had his own museum in the city. The museum was so popular that in the middle of the 19th century, many of

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