Cell Block - Historic Ruins - Penitentiary - Gary Heller Metal Print
by Gary Heller
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Cell Block - Historic Ruins - Penitentiary - Gary Heller metal print by Gary Heller. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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The Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP[4]) is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is found at 2027 Fairmount Avenue between... more
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The Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP[4]) is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is found at 2027 Fairmount Avenue between Corinthian Avenue and North 22nd Street in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971. The penitentiary refined the revolutionary system of separate incarceration first pioneered at the Walnut Street Jail which emphasized principles of reform rather than punishment.[5]
Notorious criminals such as bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone were held inside its innovative wagon wheel design. When the building was erected it was the largest and most expensive public structure ever constructed, quickly becoming a model for more than 300 prisons worldwide.
Designed by John Haviland and opened on October 25, 1829, Eastern State is considered to be the world's first true penitentiary, despite the fact that the Walnut Street Jail, which opened in 1776, was called a "penitentiary" as early as 1790 . The wo...
About Gary Heller
Gary Heller is a published photographer based in New York. Many of his photographs are now available here as framed or unframed prints, canvas gallery wraps, metal and acrylic prints. All come with a 30 day satisfaction guarantee directly from our print lab. "My work is most always inspired by light and shadow, shapes and definition as well as character and mood. I have a fascination with abandoned places and forbidden spaces. I think we all do, there is an allure to the mystery and perhaps hidden dangers that abandoned things suggest, and we are drawn to the beauty of decay." **PLEASANTLY STRANGE PERSPECTIVES** ArtTour International magazine cover/ feature December 2011 ABC television network series...
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