Jeff Serusa of Seaworthy Gallery in Vineyard Haven announced today that he will donate 10 percent of the proceeds, through Christmas 2013, from sales of the Jeffrey Serusa photograph “Gay Head Lighthouse at Night”. It is a unique photograph in which eight exposures were taken by the light of the moon on one piece of film. The photograph is a 55”wide x 14.5” high giclée print on canvas with a custom frame. It is being offered in a limited edition, numbered series. The photograph may be viewed at http://seaworthygallerymv.com/2011/10/gay-head-lighthouse-at-night/.
“On behalf of http://gayheadlight.org/,the Save the Gay Head Lighthouse Committee, I’d like to thank Jeff for this generous offer, ” said Beverly Wright, committee chair. “It is wonderful that part of the proceeds from this beautiful photograph of the Gay Head Lighthouse will help contribute to saving the lighthouse itself.”
Seaworthy Gallery is located at 34 Beach Road in Vineyard Haven. For more information please contact Jeff Serusa at 508-693-0153.
Background
The Gay Head Lighthouse, a Martha’s Vineyard treasure and one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places of 2013, currently sits 46 feet (Aug 2013) from an eroding cliff, and geological experts recommend it be moved in the next year or so or the area around it may not be stable enough to safely do so. The Save the Gay Head Lighthouse Committee is working to save this iconic structure and working navigational beacon, which has stood at the picturesque cliffs of the western most tip of the island since 1799. It was replaced with the current brick lighthouse in 1854. The committee’s objective is to move and restore the Gay Head Lighthouse to a location which will sustain it for many generations. The fundraising goal to cover these costs is $3 million. For more information or to make a donation, visit gayheadlight.org.