John Penn Collection
for America’s 250th Anniversary
Frank Timberlake’s PhoArt® tribute to North Carolina’s colonial heritage, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence
and a North Carolina Signer of the Articles of Confederation; and a living historical treasure in Mark Pace.
Click on each print to see a full view.
Scene 1: Hear Ye, Hear Ye America the Free
Scene 2: Serious Times
Scene 3: Declaration of Independence
Scene 4: Challenge of the Declaration of Independence
About the Man and the Art
Mark Pace as John Penn
Mark Pace is the renowned curator of the North Carolina Room in the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford. In addition to being a local historian extraordinaire, Pace recreated and personified a colonial patriot from Granville County, John Penn, a lawyer and resident of Stovall. Pace gives portrayals of Penn all over the region. Penn’s claim to fame is that he is one of three signers of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina.
Artist: Frank Timberlake
Our artist, Frank Timberlake, created and patented his own form of art, PhoArt®. Like Penn, Timberlake is also from Stovall in Granville County and captured Mark Pace portraying Penn at an event at St. John’s Episcopal Church (Nutbush Anglican Church prior to 1776) in Williamsboro, North Carolina. Williamsboro missed being the capital of North Carolina by just two votes, and though in Vance County now, was in Granville County.
For America’s 250th anniversary, Shutter Art Gallery now proudly offers:
- four special signed and numbered “John Penn” prints in assorted sizes and prices,
- four special signed and numbered “John Penn” mini prints with easels, and,
- four “John Penn” commemorative note cards, singularly or in sets
all for 2026, America’s 250th birthday.
Limited Edition Prints & Note Cards
Canvas Gallery Wrapped Prints
Signed and numbered, ready to hang.
- 20” x 16” (2) and 16” x 20” (2) prints
- $199.95 each (+ tax & S/H)
- Set of all four: $675 (+ tax & S/H)
Mini Canvas Prints
Signed & Numbered & complete with a miniature wooden easel.
- 5” x 4” mini prints
- $30 each (+ tax & S/H)
- Set of all four: $100 (+ tax & S/H)
John Penn Note Cards
Complete with a miniature wooden easel.
- 5” x 7” note cards of the four (4) John Penn collectible prints
- Full four color; gloss on the outside, matte on inside for ease of writing
- Each card comes with white envelope
- $4.50 each (+ tax & S/H)
- Set of four (1 of each scene: $15) (+ tax & S/H)
- Set of eight (2 of each scene: $24) (+ tax & S/H)
The larger canvas prints are also available in many additional sizes, up to 40” x 60.”
Purchase & Contact
To acquire any of these America 250 art pieces, please contact us:
- (919) 805-0055
- order@shutterartgallery.com.
Payment methods include check, PayPal, or Zelle.