The Immigrant Spirit
a
Limited
Edition Artist Proof
Image size: 8 3/4" x 11
3/4"
$150.00
At the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, a concessionaire who
was selling ice cream ran out of cups. The concessionaire
next to him was selling crisp, wafer-like pastry baked on a
flat waffle iron. It was his idea to roll one of his wafers
into a cornucopia, let it cool, and put a scoop of his
neighbor's ice cream into it.
The idea was an immediate hit, and the "World's Fair
Cornucopia," or ice cream cone, was born. Both the
concessionaires were immigrants, and in my painting, The
Immigrant Spirit, I wanted to show that spirit of enterprise
and innovation.
This same spirit brought the immigrants through Ellis
Island and carried them through their lives in the new
land. They were truly "pillars of a nation." -Jim Daly
These
are titles of the other prints in the Ellis Island series.
Pillars
of a Nation A New Beginning
Bountiful Land The
New Citizen
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