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'''We Owe Allegiance to No Crown''' is a large (60 by 50 inches)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Griffith|first1=Lee Ellen|title=John Archibald Woodside Sr.|date=November 1991|pages=817-825}}</ref> oil on canvas painting by [[Philadelphian]] artist John Archibald Woodside. This painting, created in 1814, was displayed in the [[National Portrait Gallery]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], for the exhibition,"1812: A Nation Emerges<ref>{{cite web|last1=West|first1=Nicholas|title=1812: A Nation Emerges|url=http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/1812/pop-ups/05-06.html|website=The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery}}</ref>," from June 2012-January 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gambino|first1=Megan|title="1812: A Nation Emerges" Open at the National Portrait Gallery|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/1812-a-nation-emerges-opens-at-the-national-portrait-gallery-122555161/|website=Smithsonian.com}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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Woodside was born in Philadelphia, where his father worked as an engrossing clerk. <ref>{{cite book|last1=Caldwell|first1=John|last2=Roque|first2=Oswaldo Rodriguez|last3=Johnson|first3=Dale T.|title=American Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815|date=1994|publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dYdWBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA311&lpg=PA311&dq=John+A.+Woodside,+Philadelphia%27s+Glorified+Sign-Painter&source=bl&ots=qgsyDm3DHu&sig=mVFYzGmzKCyWp7FH0cq9oA-qOK8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSy-PL6oDaAhXIqFkKHSCtAjEQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=John%20A.%20Woodside%2C%20Philadelphia's%20Glorified%20Sign-Painter&f=false|language=en}}</ref> It is said that Woodside received his training in painting from [[Matthew Pratt]] or one of his business partners in the sign-painting business, [[William Clarke]], Jeremiah Paul, Jr., or George Rutter. <ref>{{cite book|last1=Caldwell|first1=John|last2=Roque|first2=Oswaldo Rodriguez|last3=Johnson|first3=Dale T.|title=American Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815|date=1994|publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dYdWBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA311&lpg=PA311&dq=John+A.+Woodside,+Philadelphia%27s+Glorified+Sign-Painter&source=bl&ots=qgsyDm3DHu&sig=mVFYzGmzKCyWp7FH0cq9oA-qOK8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSy-PL6oDaAhXIqFkKHSCtAjEQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=John%20A.%20Woodside%2C%20Philadelphia's%20Glorified%20Sign-Painter&f=false|language=en}}</ref>In 1805, Woodside opened his own studio for forty-seven years.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jackson|first1=Joseph|title=John A. Woodside--Philadelphia's Glorified SIgn-Painter|date=1933|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20086822?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents}}</ref> He became famous not only for sign-painting around Philadelphia, but also for still life, fruit, and animals. From 1817 to 1836, Woodside exhibited paintings at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, in whose catalogues he was described as a "Painter [of] Animals and Still Life." <ref>{{cite book|last1=Jackson|first1=Joseph|title=John A. Woodside--Philadelphia's Glorified SIgn-Painter|date=1933|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20086822?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents}}</ref> |
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Woodside was more well known for his allegorical paintings and firemen hat panels. In 1816, Woodside was commissioned to create the city of Philadelphia's coat of arms.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Griffith|first1=Lee Ellen|title=John Archibald Woodside Sr.|date=1991|publisher=Brant Publication Inc.}}</ref> This painting depicts allegorical figures of Justice and Plenty. <ref>{{cite book|last1=Griffith|first1=Lee Ellen|title=John Archibald Woodside Sr.|date=1991|publisher=Brant Publication Inc.}}</ref>His firemen hat panels, commissioned for parades in 1840s<ref>{{cite book|last1=Griffith|first1=Lee Ellen|title=John Archibald Woodside Sr.|date=1991|publisher=Brant Publication Inc.}}</ref>text of the citation</ref>, similarly contained allegorical figures of Justice and Plenty but in a variety of positions and settings. |
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==Interpretation== |
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Woodside, inspired by the [[War of 1812]], intended to provide an allegorical message in response to the defeat of [[Britain]]. It depicts a sailor holding a flag being crowned with a laurel wreath by Liberty, with the words “We Owe Allegiance to No Crown” below. <ref>{{cite book|last1=Griffith|first1=Lee Ellen|title=John Archibald Woodside Sr.|date=1991|publisher=Brant Publication Inc.}}</ref>The ship, towards the back of the painting, depicts the small but effective [[American Navy]] that greatly contributed to the American defeat of Britain. |
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==Modern Usage== |
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This painting has appeared on the cover of several books pertaining to the War of 1812. Specifically these two books: ''Free Trade and Sailors' Rights of the War of 1812<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gilje|first1=Paul|title=Free Trade and Sailors' Rights of the War of 1812|url=http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/1812/pop-ups/05-06.html}}</ref>'' and ''1812: War and Passions of Patriotism<ref>{{cite book|last1=Eustace|first1=Nicole|title=1812: War and the Passions of Patriotism|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt3fj70n}}</ref>''. These two books were written in 2012 and 2013, two hundred years after the War of 1812. |
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==References== |
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