This was always my favorite Schoolhouse Rock. We the People

[Dennis Donovan]

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. I like this version:

Preamble



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Mike Wilkins, Preamble, 1987, painted metal on vinyl and wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A., 1988.39

Publication Label
In a show of American ingenuity, Mike Wilkins utilized a collection of vanity license plates to phonetically spell out the preamble to the US Constitution in abbreviated script. All fifty states and the District of Columbia are represented in alphabetical order. Though the plates rarely make sense on their own, together they re-create one of the greatest documents in American history. This work represents the meaning of the phrase "the United States" with a fun twist.

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Commemorative Guide. Nashville, TN: Beckon Books, 2015.

Title
Preamble
Artist
Mike Wilkins
Date
1987
Location
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1st Floor North Wing
Dimensions
96 x 96 in. (243.8 x 243.8 cm.)
Copyright
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A.

Mediums
paint
metal
Mediums Description
painted metal on vinyl and wood
Classifications
Sculpture
Keywords
Architecture – vehicle – detail
History – United States – Constitution
Object Number
1988.39
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[ChubbyStar]

4. I love that

Beautiful!

[Dennis Donovan]

6. You can't dance to it though...

[Blue_Tires]

13. Brilliant...

So many of those plates make me nostalgic for my childhood

[Aristus]

2. Mine, too.

I loved every short that "Schoolhouse Rock" ever did.

[genxlib]

3. Always loved School House Rock and that was a great one

To this day, I can quote the Preamble because of that. But only if I sing it.

[Dennis Donovan]

5. Me too. I sang it with pride, despite the concurrent political mess (Vietnam / Watergate)

My teachers thought it precocious - I was expressing my patriotism.

[Marcuse]

7. *45 doesn't know the word "though" has a conjunction function.

He still thinks his phone call was perfect.

[jayfish]

8. Meh...

"Interjections!", "I'm Just a Bill" and... Oh, what am I saying; they're all amazing. Where are equivalent educational yet fun and entertaining materials in today's America?

[Dennis Donovan]

9. Really?

[jayfish]

10. It Was A Joke.

Apologies if not taken that way. But for real... "The Great American Melting Pot" is better.

[Dennis Donovan]

11. Thanks, I'm seeing unhelpful meltdowns on DU

Thanks!

[Blue_Tires]

12. But Verb is what's happening...