A musical adaptation of The New Colossus, originally written by Emma Lazarus in 1883 and later inscribed inside the Statue of Liberty.
This project is a tribute to one of the world’s most famous poems about one of the world’s most famous statues, “Liberty Enlightening the World.”
Emma Lazarus wrote the poem “The New Colossus” in 1883 to raise money to help fund construction of the statue’s pedestal. Later in 1903, “The New Colossus” was inscribed on a plaque within the pedestal.
Archival Footage & Rights Information: The historical imagery in this video is sourced from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the National Park Service (NPS).
Primary Source: Island of Hope, Island of Tears (1989), a film commissioned by the National Park Service and produced by Guggenheim Productions, Inc.
Legal Status: As a Work of the U.S. Government, this film and its constituent archival clips are in the Public Domain. No copyright is claimed in the original government works.
Digital Master: Sourced via the FedFlix collection (National Technical Information Service / Public.Resource.Org).
The archival segments cover the history of Ellis Island as a port of entry from 1892 to 1954, an historical journey of 12 million immigrants who passed through the Port of New York.
•A masterpiece……
•It speaks to history and hope.
•The connection between the song and the visual content is extraordinary. This art piece is something the world needs to see In these very challenging times.
A masterpiece. It speaks to history and hope. The connection between the song and the visual content is extraordinary. This art piece is something the world needs to see in these very challenging times.
Grateful to get to watch and listen to this timely work of art