Connecticut statesman Roger Sherman here faces down the curious gaze of posterity with an uncompromising stare. Founding Father John Adams called him "one of the soundest and strongest pillars of the Revolution even if his air is the reverse of grace." A passionate patriot, Sherman was the only man to sign all four of the early nation’s key governmental documents: the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Association, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. Sitting in a Windsor armchair, wearing a simple muslin cravat and an old-fashioned homespun suit, his awkward pose and plain clothing signal his unambiguous rejection of continental elegance and, by extension, European values.