A Fallen Lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef-Navjot Sidhu
New Canal Lighthouse, LA
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11x17 inch print.
With so much talk about the gender wage gap today, it's hard to imagine that back in the 1800's there wasn't a wage gap for women Lighthouse keepers.
In fact, at one time Ida Lewis was the highest paid lighthouse keeper. She even became the first woman to receive a gold Congressional Medal for lifesaving. Despite this, Lewis received the criticism that it was unladylike for women to row boats. Lewis replied, "None-but a donkey would consider it 'unfeminine' to save lives."
With five female keepers, New Canal may hold record for the most female light keepers. Elizabeth Beale 1847-49, Jane Discoll 1850-53, Mary Campbell 1869-93, Caroline Riddle 1893-1924. Margaret Norvell 1924-1932 and Norvell at Port Pontchartrain Lighthouse served nearly 41 years.
Lightship 95, London, UK
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With Turner as my inspiration, I threw a hue of colors on the paper. When I finished, I delighted when the lighthouse emerged.
Pensacola Lighthouse, FL
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St. Simons Lighthouse, GA
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James Gould could not get enough of St. Simons Lighthouse. He was the builder and first keeper. After being awarded a contract to build the in 1807, he was appointed as the first light keeper at St. Simons. In 1830 he was paid $17000 to build a keeper’s dwelling. He served as light keeper for 27 years.
Amelia Island Lighthouse, FL
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In the painting, the lighthouse is camouflaged which contradicts the true purpose of a lighthouse. The lighthouse stood as a if it were a closely guarded secret because there were no directional signs for getting there.
Hillsboro Lighthouse, FL
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The lighthouse art “A Purpose in Paradise,” dispels the peaceful notion of beacons, like Hillsboro Lighthouse. Swaying palms trees and calming azure water, belay it’s noble purpose. The lighthouse was built after four centuries of wrecks on area reefs. It has a black and white day mark. The top of the lighthouse is painted black to make it visible above the trees. The bottom white half contrasts against the trees.
Cape St. George Lighthouse, FL
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11x17 inch print. Countless widows served briefly as light keepers without recognition and perhaps compensation.
Women served heroically alongside their husbands and others served immediately after the deaths of their husbands. Some declined an appointment as light keeper after the death of their spouses.
Ann Taylor whose husband, William Taylor, died requested to be relieved as light keeper of Cape St. George in a letter dated July 27, 1850.
Anne’s spouse was the official light keeper July 11, 1849-November 1850.
New Dorp Lighthouse, NY
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Established in 1856 in the New Dorp (taken from the Dutch Nieuwe Dorp for "new village") section of Staten Island, the lighthouse stands guard on a hill.
New Dorp Lighthouse was part of a system of three sets of lights. It was a family station located two miles from the shore. In 1997 it was named a New York Landmark as a unique vernacular building with unusual design and outstanding architectural character. (Jeremy D'Entremont, the Lighthouse Handbook, Hudson River and New York Harbor.)
St. Augustine Lighthouse, FL
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Lighthouse keeping was a family affair. Wives, daughters and sons sometimes fulfilled the duties of a light keeper without pay. Wives and daughters filled in when the light keeper was absent or died. Both of St. Augustine’s female light keepers fulfilled the role of light keeper after the death of their spouses.
Tybee Island, GA
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11x17 inch print. The lighthouse art “Synergy” of Tybee Island Lighthouse contrasts a small white picket fence in the foreground against the towering lighthouse.
Thinking about the ocean, palm trees and picket fence I decided to capture the energy of the lighthouse that was constructed four times.
Tybee Island is Georgia’s tallest and oldest lighthouse. Built in 1867, the present-day lighthouse is the fourth lighthouse constructed.
Cape San Blas Lighthouse, FL
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11x17 inch print. Completed in April 1848, Cape San Blas Lighthouse collapsed during a gale on August 23, 1851. A new tower was lit in 1855. After being rebuilt several times due to hurricanes and foul weather, the current Cape San Blas Lighthouse stands in an idyllic setting overlooking St. Joseph Bay in Port St. Joe.
