Why did the artist paint george washington standing in front of the delegates? washington was being honored by the convention as the successful general of the continental army. washington had just been elected president of the united states. washington was being honored by the convention as the father of the constitution. washington was the president of the constitutional convention.

Washington was being honored by the convention as the Father of the Constitution. Howard Chandler Christy painted The famous mural, The Signing of the Constitution, in the 1940s for the rotunda of the Capitol building in Washington, DC. Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952) is remembered for his contributions to the field of illustration in his documentarian role during the Spanish-American War, his creation of the 'Christy Girl,' and most notably today, for his patriotic poster designs for World War I.

panem is a communist totalitarian dictatorship where all the resources and how they are allocated belongs to the capitol. the districts exist only to provide goods and services for the capital and most of the citizens live in poverty. it is a police state where the "peacekeepers" use force and threats to keep the people under control. dissent is outlawed and those who disobey the law are executed, flogged, or turned into avoxes. the games are another means in which the ruling elite in the capitol exert their power over the districts. when reading the books i drew parallels between panem and the soviet union and north korea. in no way is panem capitalist. the people in the capitol are wealthy but the majority of them are involved in the government somehow. it was the same way in the former soviet union where bigwigs in the communist party and high ranking government officials were given access to goods, services, medical treatments not available to the general public. if you think panem has a capitalist economy you need to brush up on your economics.