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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir NY Art Print
by Chris Thomas
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir NY art print by Chris Thomas. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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First Place Winner! The Q Collection... more
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Artist's Description
First Place Winner! "The Q Collection"
The JKO Reservoir covers 106 acres (43 ha) and holds over 1,000,000,000 US gallons (3,800,000 m3) of water. Though no longer used to distribute New York City's water supply, it provides water for the Pool and the Harlem Meer. It is a popular place of interest; there is a 1.58-mile (2.54 km) jogging track around it and it is also encircled by the park's bridle trail. The Reservoir was built between 1858 and 1862, to the design for Central Park of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who designed its two pump-houses of Manhattan schist with granite facings. It was never a collecting reservoir; it was used to receive water from the Croton Aqueduct and distribute it to Manhattan. After 131 years of service, it was decommissioned in 1993, after it was deemed obsolete because of a new main under 79th Street that connected with the Third Water Tunnel and because of growing concerns that it could become contaminated. It was renamed in honor...
About Chris Thomas
I've never really thought of myself as an "Artist", and after my first visit to this site, and having seen some of the many outstanding works offered here, I'm even less inclined to do so. I consider myself a student of art. I'm self taught in disciplines including photography, painting, wood carving (ugh!) and recently digital media. My goal has been as simple as trying to be better than this time last year. (take better pictures, make better drawings, etc...) If nothing else, I think I've accomplished that at the very least. My interest are extensive... sports, cars, architecture, scenic views, plants, animals, etc... so the things you'll find here are images of things I find visually interesting. Below are a few...
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Chungkong Art
Love it. Great piece. And Congrats on your sale!
Chris Thomas replied:
Thank you so much.
Jon Glaser
amazing! v.f.w.
Joshua Sisney
I love this photo! I am just getting into photography, and just when I thought I could not get any further inspired. Thank you.
Chris Thomas replied:
Joshua, thank you. I'm truely humbled. I feel inferior yet motivated every time I log into this site and see the amazing works on display. Never give up on your art.
Kathleen Struckle
Beautiful B&W congrats on y our first place contest win.v/p
Chris Thomas replied:
Thank you Kathleen.
Ausra Paulauskaite
Good luck in the Q
Gunter Nezhoda
Awesome, please submit to Q - the collection if you would like. Thanks and all the best Gunter Q - the collection ,V
Terry Weaver
Nice work! I'm pinning it to my collection of B&W photography :)
Chris Thomas replied:
Wow. Thank you!
Helena Wierzbicki
Marvelous shot, Chris !! V/F
Avis Noelle
nice capture in b/w!
Ausra Paulauskaite
Nicely composed voted, good luck!
Atousa Raissyan
Great B&W of central park :)
Debi Pople
fabulous composition and tones, v
Brooke Ryan
Nice composition!
Tracy Lamus
Love this! Really nice shot.
Penny Lisowski
Great work!
Dan Stone
Wonderful capture!
Christine Fournier
Nice image!
Arkady Kunysz
nice image!
Haleh Mahbod
Very nice image and great composition. V
Chris Thomas
Thank you everyone for the nice comments and votes. I appreciate your time.
Gallery Three
Nice image for B&W
Denise Boineau
Makes me happy! Nice image!