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Please notice that the “flag” is not really a flag. When I went to the site in the immediate wake of the attack, there was no flag. Nothing but smoking rubble. Yet the heart and spirit of the citizens of this country prevailed and – in my mind – the banner stood tall over the area. Note that the stripes are comprised of the WTC debris, the flagstaff is the pike pole of an onlooking FDNY firefighter and the stars are the lighted windows of a distant building.
I hope this painting can express some of the spectacular awe I have for my brothers’ indomitable patriotism and sense of duty. This is what we are made of. Not just the Firefighters or the rescuers, but all of us who contribute to this grand success called democracy.
This is what I call American Grace.
“OPEN EDITION GICLEE: Giclée is the high-end preferred printing method for reproducing fine art. All FireArt giclées are printed on the finest available Hahnamuhle acid-free, 100% cotton rag 310gsm paper. Only the Epson UltraChrome K3 Archival inks are used. This printing process yields a lustrous, continuous-tone print that matches or exceeds the quality of traditional lithography and screen-printing. Unlike most artists, Albaitis personally signs all of his open editions prints.
SIGNED AND NUMBERED: A set of plates are created to transfer individual inks onto paper one color at a time using a offset printing press in a process known as lithography. The resulting prints are known as an edition. The limited number of prints are numbered and signed by the artist using a pencil, as graphite is impossible to reprint. The plates are typically destroyed to preserve the integrity of the edition.
ARTIST AND PUBLISHER PROOFS: A limited number of prints are made by the pressman for the purpose of registering the plate in proper alignment and perfecting color accuracy. Once accurate, a limited number of prints are made for the artist to approve prior to the running the intended edition of prints. These printed are reserved as smaller editions. They are signed and numbered by the artist like the traditional signed and numbered editions, however the lower number of artist and publisher proofs command a higher value.”