Auction - Morning of Hope, Dusk of Despair - Signed Giclee Print - Benefiting Ezra International

• Giclee Print (Signed)

Proceeds from this auction will go to the Ezra International, a Christian 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that helps the poorest of the poor Jewish people emigrate to Israel. Learn more about Ezra International.

Message from the artist:

This painting has a weird name because I didn’t know exactly what to call it. The ship is going out to sea from the harbor, passing by Ellis Island. On the one hand, it’s a beautiful morning, sunny, filled with hope. On the other hand, the painting shows the MS St. Louis carrying many Jewish Europeans, seeking refuge in the United States, turning around after being banned from docking at Ellis Island. The statue of liberty is an emblem of hope for people all of the world. The MS St. Louis is a tragic story of immigrants so close to this hope that they could almost touch it. But then they were turned around. Many died in the Holocaust upon return.

America continues to be a nation of hope for the world, and enduring symbol of freedom and liberty to the world. But we have to remember the times when we didn’t live up to that standard and learn from our mistakes. This painting attempts to capture this bittersweet lesson.