The Grand Lady

by

Rod Chase

Print - Signed & Numbered
Dimensions: 27.5 x 22
Release Date: 6-2006
Code: SNRC014
Edition Size: 500
Issue Price: $195.00

Dear Friends:

This print was purchased from original publisher..  Each of my prints has been stored in our warehouse and is in perfect condition.  In the 90s I was very active in the business of buying and selling art.  As my other businesses became more demanding I was unable to continue indulging my hobby.  The majority of the prints are still in the original boxes sent from the publisher and artists.  Please feel secure in the fact that the prints are in pristine condition and will be shipped flat at my expense.  I have shipped over a hundred plus pieces of art over the last six months and I have not had one damaged in shipping.  I am very motivated to sell these remaining prints majority of which are all "sold out" from the publisher Make Me An Offer you might just catch me at a very weak moment, you can't insult me I just may say no, but I might say yes, let me know and feel free to send me an e-mail I will respond quickly.

The Grand Lady

The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by France in 1886. The idea for the gift was conceived at a dinner party in 1865. She was  sculpted by Frederic Bartholdi, and Gustave Eiffel served as the structural engineer. It was fabricated using the Repousse Process and was completed in 1884. The statue was presented to the U.S. on July 4, 1884 and was dismantled and shipped to America in early 1885 on the French frigate "Isere". There were 214 crates holding 350 pieces on the journey across the Atlantic.

Richard Morris Hunt served as architect for the pedestal. The Champion Fundraiser for the Pedestal was Joseph Pulitzer (Hungarian immigrant and Publisher of the New York World), and the Treasurer of The American Committee for the Statue of LIberty was Henry A. Spaulding. The pedestal became the largest 19th Century Concrete Structure in the U.S. weighing 27,000 tons with a volume of 13,300 cubic yards.

On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland officially accepted the Statue saying: "We will not forget that liberty here made her home; nor shall her chosen altar be neglected." It is ironic that it was President Cleveland who vetoed funding for the pedestal in 1884, making private fundraising necessary. The Statue of Liberty was designated a National Monument on October 15, 1924.

Initially, visitors could go up the arm to the torch, but the arm was closed to visitors in 1916. On July 30, 1916, during World War I, German saboteurs blew up a cache of dynamite at nearby Black Tom Wharf in New Jersey. The explosion did extensive structural damage to the buildings on Ellis Island, and popped some bolts out of the Statue of Liberty's right arm. Officials closed the monument for about a week. When it re-opened and ever since that time, the arm has been off limits to tourists.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY...

Wind speed at which She sways: 3 " at 50 mph; Torch sway is 5" at 50 mph...Number of windows in the crown: 25; number of spikes in the crown: Seven rays of the diadem (7 oceans of the World)...Inscription on the tablet: July 4, 1776 (in Roman numerals)

Height from base to torch: 151' 1"; Height from foundation of pedestal to torch: 305' 1"

Heel to top of head: 111' 1"

Length of hand: 16' 5"; Index finger:8'; Size of fingernail:13" x 10" weighing 3.5 lbs 

Head from chin to cranium: 17' 3"; Head thickness from ear to ear: 10'; Length of nose: 4' 6"

Approximate fabric in Liberty's dress: 4,000 square yards. Bartholdi intentionally clothed Liberty as a classical Roman diety. She wears a "palla", a cloak that is fastened on her left shoulder by a clasp. Underneath is a "stola", which falls in many folds to her feet.

The ships shown in this painting sailed past Liberty in 2000. Many Tall Ships gathered around her at her 100th birthday in July 1986. It was a sight to behold!

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Print - Signed & Numbered

Print - Signed & Numbered
Dimensions: 27.5 x 22
Release Date: 6-2006
Code: SNRC014
Edition Size: 500
Issue Price: $195.00

As one of today’s finest and most recognized photorealist painters, Rod Chase has earned the highest respect of his peers and the admiration of legions of collectors. Each painting from the artist’s easel is a masterpiece created from extensive research and numerous photographs of each of his subjects. This technique, along with the aid of historical photographs, results in a timeless quality in each of Chase’s works. In his quest for mystique, accuracy, and a true sense of history, Chase does extensive research. His travels have led him from New York and Washington, D.C. to Colorado and California and finally to Italy in a never-ending search to obtain materials and photography for new paintings. The talented artist says, “Being a photorealist, I am dependent on finding accurate reference material for each painting.” Chase works with acrylics on canvas, spending hundreds of hours on each painting with the ultimate goal of presenting a fresh, unique, and elegant approach to familiar subjects. The detail in each painting is remarkable, but the mood each is equally impressive. Chase is acknowledged as a master of breathtaking scenes depicting our country’s natural and historical treasures. He has painted images of such famous landmarks as The White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court building to name a few. As a naturalized citizen, he felt honored as well as professionally challenged to paint these subjects. Chase also paints magnificent foreign landscapes. His travels in Italy inspired him to paint St. Peter’s Basilica and the romantic canals of Venice. The artist’s outstanding talent in his use of light is evident in “The Glory of San Pietro” and “The Mists of Morning.” Without traveling to these world-famous locales, the viewer is able to feel as if the scene is unfolding before them in person. Rising early to photograph the dramatic light of sunrise or awaiting the soft, moody glow of sunset, Chase captures the emotion and direction in which he will paint his subject. The artist will continue to create elegant, awe-inspiring scenes by combining antique and modern photographs with just the right touch of artistic license. Rod Chase is represented by Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas. He is published exclusively by Somerset Fine Art. Chase, a native of Canada, and his wife live with their five children in the Texas Hill Country. In 1999, he became a United States citizen.

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