Lucy the Elephant
by Mark Miller
Title
Lucy the Elephant
Artist
Mark Miller
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Lucy is the world's largest elephant, and the only one in America designated as a National Historic Landmark. She was built in 1881 by James V. Lafferty, a real estate developer with a knack for promotion. Standing six stories tall, weighing 90 tons, covered with 12,000 square feet of sheet tin, Lucy was more than an object of awe -- she was a functioning building, serving first as a real estate office, as a summer home, even briefly as a tavern, until unruly drunks nearly burned her down. By the late 1960s, Lucy was an abandoned wreck on the verge of collapse. Happily, the citizens of Margate banded together and raised money to restore the proud pachyderm to her former glory.
This imagery was originally featured on linen textured Ticnor Quality View postcards from the mid 20th century. (1930s-1950s)
This is a new derivative work of the original image. The original image has been scanned, digitally repaired and enhanced by me to bring out it's vibrant color and detail, and to make the image look as it would have when it was new, back in the day.
Please note: "The Fine Art America" watermark in the corner of the image will not appear on your purchased order.
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February 25th, 2019
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