Description: *NEW* from the original Tidwell Art Gallery owner. This print is not pre-owned. 1998 Bridge & Sailboat Charleston Spoleto Print by Miles Batt from Tidwell Art Gallery. Spoleto Festival USA was founded in 1977 by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti, Christopher Keene, and others who sought to create an American counterpart to their annual Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy. Looking for a city that would provide the charm of Spoleto as well as its wealth of theaters, churches and other performances spaces, they selected Charleston as the ideal location. The historic city provided a perfect fit: intimate enough that the Festival would captivate the entire city, yet cosmopolitan enough to provide an enthusiastic audience and robust infrastructure. This abstract Miles Batt print features Charleston Row Houses and the once famous Charleston bridges now replaced with the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in 2005. The first bridge to cross the lower Cooper River opened in 1929, eventually named the John P. Grace Memorial Bridge for former Charleston mayor John P. Grace, who spearheaded the project. The main span of the double cantilever truss bridge was the fifth longest in the world at 1,050 feet (320 m) and soared 150 feet (46 m) above the river. The main span of the second cantilever was the twelfth-longest in the world. The total length of the structure was about 2.7 miles (4.3 km). Following a 17 month construction at a cost of $6 million, it opened with a 3 day celebration that attracted visitors from around the globe. Engineers and critics proclaimed colorful descriptions of the unique structure, deeming it "the first roller-coaster bridge" and citing that "steep approaches, stupendous height, extremely narrow width, and a sharp curve at the dip conspire to excite and alarm the motorist." Privately owned originally, a $1.00 toll was charged for car and driver to cross. In 1943 the state of South Carolina purchased the bridge, and the tolls were lifted in 1946. Please check out my store for more Charleston Posters and Prints by various Charleston artists. Thank you for looking!!!
Price: 60 USD
Location: Trussville, Alabama
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year of Production: 1998
Artist: Miles Batt
Type: Poster
Size: 23x32
Color: Multi-Color
Date of Creation: 1990-1999
Style: Vintage
Features: Unframed
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Subject: Bridge
