Monroe, CT 06468 (PRNewsExpress) October 7, 2009 — Two Connecticut companies, Church Hill Classics (CHC) and the Black Heritage Commemorative Society (BHCS), are working together to showcase lithographs of two recent moments in America’s presidential history. The lithographs have been created from original art work by renowned artist Cliff Spohn who resides in Shelton, Connecticut.
CHC, headquartered in Monroe, is a leading manufacturer in the diploma and picture frame industry, and BHCS, located in Wilton, is a preeminent source for Black American cultural postal commemoratives and biography cards in the US. The artist’s exclusive hand-signed first-edition fine art lithographs are titled “Victory” and “Unity”. Completed first, “Victory” depicts President Barack Obama during his election night address in Grant Park, while “Unity” captures his inauguration day ceremony as First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, look on. Mr. Spohn’s use of vibrant colors and his detailed style really capture human emotion. He has created a piece that will make any American stop and say “I remember feeling very proud to be an American that day.” The lithographs can be seen online at www.obamaframes.com.
According to Lucie Voves, owner and founder of CHC, “We were really excited to join forces with the team at the BHCS. Cliff’s art is exciting and really captures the essence and emotion of these two historic days. We also wanted these fine art pieces to be ‘for the people’ so we’ve offered them at incredibly attractive prices. More importantly, everything is made right here in the USA.”
Each fine art lithograph is of museum quality — rendered on acid-free archival paper, and preserved with archival coating to last for generations. A framed “Victory” lithograph features a no-longer-available official campaign button set into a beveled mat opening. Similarly, a framed “Unity” stands out with a custom-minted, presidential medallion with a richly enameled solid metal Presidential seal set into a beveled mat opening. There are several options in purchasing Mr. Spohn’s lithographs. The greatest value would be acquiring both lithographs to display together as a set.
Mr. Spohn’s lengthy career includes numerous historical portrait commissions. The largest such commission was to paint 94 portraits of prominent African Americans for the Black Heritage Commemorative Society.
Custom framing lithographs is not something new for CHC, but most often they have featured campus buildings. A number of their framed lithographs, by award-winning artists, include Harkness Tower at Yale University by Andre Junget, the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel by Charles McVicker, University of Virginia’s lithograph of Jefferson’s Rotunda by Camilla Churchill, and a black and white lithograph of The Arch at the University of Georgia by Charles Overly.
About The Black Heritage Commemorative Society
The Black Heritage Commemorative Society was founded in 2003 and has attracted thousands of members throughout the United States. The Society publishes biography panels (short-form biographies with vintage photographs and privately commissioned portraits) of more than 250 Black Americans who helped shape all aspects of American life. The biographies are compiled into two collections that are available by subscription, the Black American Lives Collection and the Complete Collection of U.S. Black American Commemorative Stamps (biography panels with mint condition U. S. postage stamps of each individual). For more information, please call (800) 240-2276 or visit blackhistorystamps.com
About Church Hill Classics - Church Hill Classics (CHC) is a U.S. manufacturer of custom diploma frames, certificate frames, and photo frames for thousands of institutions of higher education, the military, professional associations, and corporate clients. The CHC product line includes: Design Your Frame customizable diploma, certificate, and membership frames, military frames and cases, sports frames, desk accessories featuring customized medallions, and a line of Lasting Memories photo frames and signature frames. The company also has a selection of “green” recycled wood frame options. Products and framing online are offered for sale through their e-commerce site at diplomaframe.com™ or through their partner affiliates. CHC is a certified woman-owned business, founded in 1991 by Lucie Voves. In 2011, Inc. Magazine named CHC to the Inc. 5000 list for the fifth year in a row; the company ranked 222nd nationally on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies within the Consumer Products & Services industry. Church Hill Classics is also known for their unique scholarship opportunity, the “Frame My Future” Scholarship Contest, which awards five students $1,000 each to continue their education, and a $1,000 donation to the 1st place winner’s school. More information on Church Hill Classics can be found at http://www.diplomaframe.com.
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Contact Person: Christine Bedder
City/Town: Monroe
State, Zip Code: CT 06468
Phone Number:800-477-9005
Website: http://www.diplomaframe.com
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