VTG DONNA ELIAS KEY WEST LIGHTHOUSE LITHOGRAPH SIGNED CERTIFICATE #420 FRAMED

Description: VTG DONNA ELIAS KEY WEST LIGHTHOUSE LITHOGRAPHHAND SIGNED CERTIFICATE #420 FRAMED Up for your consideration is a great find in art.This lithograph is of the Key West Light it wasbuilt in 1825 in Key West. Florida. The Collectors SeriesGreat American Lighthousesby Donna Elias America's first lighthouse was built in 1716 on LittleBrewster Island in Boston Harbor. Lighthouses wereand still are, important tools to navigation. Theirproliferation in the 18th and 19th centuries openedour ports and waterways to the world and guidedcountless ships to safety. At first they were significantonly to the seamen who so desperately depended uponthem but soon their beauty and vigilance would be noticedby many. They have been written about by scholars,romanticized by poets and used metaphorically inmany speeches by politicians. Today Americans remain intrigued by these structuresof brick and mortar. Their lure? Perhaps it's simplytheir architectural beauty that draws us. Perhaps it'sthe breathtaking settings upon which they are often built:rocky coasts, remote islands or long stretches of sandy beach.Maybe it's their maritime history and the memory of heroiclightkeepers fueling lamps in vicious storms. Combine thesesentiments and their attraction seems obvious, for lighthousesare beautiful, proud structures, life savers and monumentsof American determination and ingenuity.ABOUT THE ARTIST: Donna Elias was born and raised on the Jersey Shore. While attending High School, she began her career as a caricature artist on the Atlantic City boardwalk. In her twentiesshe began honing her skills as a watercolorist and in 1988 opened a small gallery in historic Cape May. That summershe painted her very first Lighthouse, the Cape May PointLight. The artist then set her goal on creating a comprehensiveseries of paintings celebrating America's Lights. Donna'sGREAT AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSES collection now numberswell over 125 paintings and the artist is constantly addingnew images to the series (there are at least 850 lighthousesin North America. To accomplish her work, Donna frequently leaves her smallstudio on Clam Creek in he back bay section of Atlantic City to visit light stations throughout the United States. When she can't actually visit a station she works fromher extensive Lighthouse library and from manyphotographs friends and fans send her from all overthe country.Her work is a favorite award at numerous sailing events and has been commissioned by prestigiousmaritime organizations such as the Miami Yacht Cluband the Prindle National Sailing Regattas. In 1994 shebegan touring with her collection and has since madeappearances in Bar Harbor, Maine to Key West, Florida,including notes exhibitions at the Atlantic City HistoricalMuseum, Sea World of Florida, Ponce DeLeon Inlet, Lighthouse Museum and Walt Disney World of Florida.Donna's work also adorns clothing, textiles and selectgift items. The artist is officially endorsed by the United States Lighthouse Society, a non-profit historical and educationalorganization dedicated to the preservation of the American Lighthouses. Donna helps support this andlike organizations through her tours and shows.

Price: 239.8 USD

Location: Little Elm, Texas

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