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Montauk Point Lighthouse Art Print
by Christopher James
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Montauk Point Lighthouse art print by Christopher James. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
Montauk Light was the first lighthouse in New York State, and is the fourth-oldest active lighthouse in the United States. The tower is 110'6 high.... more
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Comments (130)
Artist's Description
Montauk Light was the first lighthouse in New York State, and is the fourth-oldest active lighthouse in the United States. The tower is 110'6" high. The current light, installed in July 2001, equivalent to approximately 290,000 candle power, flashes every 5 seconds and can be seen a distance of 17 nautical miles (31 km).
Construction on the lighthouse was authorized by the Second United States Congress, under President George Washington on April 12, 1792. Ezra L'Hommedieu, a prominent lawyer, member of the Continental Congress, and a man with scientific interests, consulted with Washington on its construction. He represented the New York City Chamber of Commerce on discussions related to the lighthouse. He made the case that New York City "was first among American ports in the volume of its foreign commerce. By 1797, the harbor was handling a third of the nation's trade with other countries. Due to prevailing winds in winter, shippers approaching from sea needed a lighthouse at the...
About Christopher James
I have been exposed to the art world since a child roaming the halls of Art Galleries throughout Europe with my artist/architect father. During my military days in Vietnam I became exposed to photography by doing black and white aerial photography and processing it in my own dark room and taking color slides as well. Not until the age of digital cameras did I reintroduce myself to photography and raising two wonderfully talented sons who were actors and musicians and was able to help them along the way taking photographs for their respective portfolios (several are in my portfolio here). Now that I am retired I chronicle my travels, especially my sailing adventures. I have put in over ten thousand miles covering the whole of the...
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Wayne Moran 1 Day Ago
YEs yes yes so very cool.
Christopher James replied:
Thanks Wayne...
Renata Natale 15 Days Ago
Revisit this iconic capture of the Montauk Lighthouse
Christopher James replied:
Thank you Renata....
Mike Lee 19 Days Ago
Wonderful image, Christopher! Congratulations on your features!
Christopher James replied:
Thanks Mike....
Julie Barrick 26 Days Ago
Wonderful capture!
Christopher James replied:
Thanks Julie...
Carol Montoya
Fabulous capture
Christopher James replied:
Thanks Carol....
Marty Fancy
Great perspective! Well done!
Christopher James replied:
Thanks Marty....
Renata Natale
Great capture of Montauk lighthouse
Christopher James replied:
Thanks Renata....
Wayne Moran
wow George Washington was very busy.
Christopher James replied:
He was indeed.....Thanks Wayne
Wayne Moran
wow wow wow so very cool.
Mioara Andritoiu
Beautiful! LF
Christopher James replied:
Thank Mioara...
Ben Prepelka
Great perspective view of this old lighthouse! One for my bucket list.
Christopher James replied:
Thanks Ben....its worth the visit and the view from the top is outstanding!!
Wayne Moran
yes yes yes, love this so very much.
Christopher James replied:
Thanks Wayne....
Jasna Dragun
Great capture! l/f/p
Christopher James replied:
Thank you Jasna....
Sarah Irland
A beautiful photograph of the Montauk Lighthouse, Christopher! L/F
Christopher James replied:
Thank you Sarah....
David Zanzinger
Excellent POV with beautiful detail, Christopher, well done! l/f/tw
Christopher James replied:
Thank you very much David.....
Robert Nacke
This is a stunning image of this lighthouse, Christopher. L/F
Christopher James replied:
Thank you kindly Robert....
Christopher James
Thank you all for the comments and revisits.....
Diana Mary Sharpton
Wonderful capture and enlightening description! fav/t/p/
Christopher James replied:
Thank you Diana....
Jim Love
A perfectly composed image
Katia Witkowski
Awesome
Ronald Siewerth
Great image Christopher!
Allen Beatty
Splendid !!
Arlane Crump
Lovely
Renata Natale
Wonderful capture at the lighthouse!
Lisa Wooten
Lovely. L/F
Christopher James replied:
Thank you Lisa....