No. 298 · Firsts

Liberty Enlightening the World, 1885

Name: Liberty Enlightening the World, 1885
Brand: Just Great Moments
SKU: currier-ives-liberty-enlightening-1885
Availability: InStock

Illustrated by Currier & Ives · 1885 · New York Harbor

Liberty Enlightening the World, 1885 (Currier & Ives): The statue stands in New York Harbor, torch raised, ships below

Shown at 20×24 over a low walnut cabinet. From $34.

1 · Size

From $34

Sharp up to 40 × 56.

2 · Format

Real wood, archival paper, UV glazing. Handmade in Florida.

3 · Frame and mat

The moulding and mat are included. The price stays with the size.

4 · View on wall

The piece is drawn at its real inches against the furniture in the room.

Additions

Engraved plate

Liberty Enlightening the World, 1885

Museum anti-reflective acrylic+$49In place of the standard UV acrylic.Museum lighting+$129A slim lamp fitted to the top rail of the frame.Personal line on the plate+$29Added under the story line. The story plate is always engraved.

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From

$34

20 × 24 in is $289.

Free US shipping on framed, canvas, metal, vinyl and posters $44 and up. Our smallest $29 and $34 posters ship for $9.95. Framed print, 20 × 24 in. Quantity 1. Frame: Natural oak. Mat: Float.

Made to order in the USA. About 7–10 business days, then transit.

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Framed print, 20 × 24 in, quantity 1, frame Natural oak, Float. No payment is taken here.

The story

The statue stands in New York Harbor, torch raised, ships below. Currier & Ives of New York published the chromolithograph in 1885 as The Great Bartholdi Statue, Liberty Enlightening the World: the gift of France to the American people. The sheet is dedicated on the print to October 28, 1886, and the Library of Congress holds it as item 2001702147 (digital file LC-DIG-pga-00753), Gale catalogue raisonné number 2793.

About the illustrator / poster artist

Illustrator / poster artist · 1835–1907

Fanny Palmer drew Across the Continent in Brooklyn, a year before the railroad was finished. Currier & Ives sold the print for a few dollars.

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Details

Catalog: No. 298
Date: 1885
Place: New York Harbor
Archive: Prints and Photographs Division

Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-pga-00753. No known restrictions on publication.

Craft

Moulding: Natural oak moulding, chosen to suit this picture. More frames in the frame picker.
Paper: 100% cotton rag archival paper
Inks: Pigment inks
Glazing: UV acrylic. Museum anti-reflective acrylic is $49 more
Plate: Engraved brass, with the story and an optional personal line
Made: By hand at Foundation Frames, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Shipping: Free US shipping on framed, canvas, metal, vinyl and posters $44 and up. Our smallest $29 and $34 posters ship for $9.95. Made to order, about 7–10 business days plus transit
Canvas: Gallery wrap, 16×20, 24×36, 30×40, a 30×45 lobby size, or a 40×60 lobby size
Metal: Dye-sublimated aluminum, 12×18, 16×24, or 24×36 in
Vinyl mural: Peel-and-stick with a matte laminate. $329 or $1,099, or $12–$15 a square foot

Each print ships with its story printed on a card on the back.

Shipping & returns

Free US shipping on framed, canvas, metal, vinyl and posters $44 and up. Our smallest $29 and $34 posters ship for $9.95. Made to order in Fort Lauderdale, about 7–10 business days, then transit. No payment is taken on this site.

Size guide

Sizes follow this picture. A framed print adds the mat and the moulding, so the outside is larger than the sheet. Canvas is the face size, with a 1.5 inch edge that does not add to the front.