Chris Calle (B. 1961) "Micronesia"

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Feb 5 - New Year Fine Art & Antiques Auction

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Feb 5, 2023

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  Chris Calle (American, B. 1961) "Micronesia (Issued by U.S.)" Signed lower right. Mixed Media on Illustration Board.
  
  Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
  
  This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood Maximum Card for the Federated States of Micronesia/U.S. Compact of Free Association stamp issued September 28, 1990.
  
  Flung across the vast sapphire Western Pacific to the north of Australia and south of Japan, the Federated States of Micronesia comprise more than 600 islands and islets. Like tiny ships bobbing on a vast expanse of ocean, the area encompassed by the Federated States is mostly saltwater; Ferdinand Magellan, sailing through their midst in 1521, failed to spot a single island. Yet people have inhabited these islands for as much as 3,500 years, making their living from the sea and farming the small portions of arable land. In more recent centuries, the islands have been claimed by colonial Spain, imperial Germany and Japan. During World War II, the islands were wrenched from the control of Japan by the United States. Following the war, the area was placed under the auspices of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and administered by the United States. Today, the Re Mathau or People of the Deep Sea -- as many of the islands' more than 100,000 citizens are known -- claim their independence due to a pact signed with the United States in 1982. Under this agreement, called the Compact of Free Association, the Federated States of Micronesia have control of their own government with the United States being responsible for external security, defense and financial assistance to the islands. The compact came into force with the dissolution of the Trust Territory in 1986.
  
  Image Size: 15.75 x 16.25 in.
  Overall Size: 19.25 x 23 in.
  Unframed.
  (B12603)

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