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Image:
10.00" x 6.50"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
15.50" x 12.00"
Life is like a Ferris Wheel Framed Print
by Alexandra Till
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Life is like a Ferris Wheel framed print by Alexandra Till. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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3 - 4 business days
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Artist's Description
© Christine Till
Ferris wheels have the innate ability to remind us of revolutionary times. Society was changing and culture was evolving, all while industry was making its way into large cities.
These changes brought the evolution of the Ferris wheel - a structural upright wheel with gondola like seats. The first Ferris wheel ever seen by the public was at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The Ferris wheel was designed by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. who graduated from the prestigious Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Ferris' wheel rivaled the Eiffel Tower, the centerpiece of the 1889 Paris Exposition. Ferris' famous first wheel stood 250 feet tall, held 36 gondola's, and was powered by two steam engines. It took a mind-boggling 20 minutes for the wheel to make two revolutions. When the Columbian Exposition ended, the wheel was moved to the St. Louis 1904 World's Fair.
When George Ferris built his first wheel he probably never dreamed of the...
About Alexandra Till
My photography covers a wide range of subjects such as fine art, still life, black and white, infrared, portrait, animal, architecture, landscape, national and international travel and corporate (commercial) images. All my photographs and photo objects are available as fine-quality Prints or as immediate downloads from http://www.ct-graphics.com/. Get them as Calendars from redbubble, or digital per email, or on CD / DVD. If you are serious about upscale photography, please contact me for a free consultation. I cover assignments throughout the United States and abroad. I will also be happy to help you if you have a question about a picture, or would like a different format, size, customization, or need custom stock photos. My...
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