Building of the Panama Canal Panama late thearly th century The idea of building a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific was first planned by the French civil engineer and builder of the Suez Canal Ferdinand de Lesseps The French began work in but years later the difficulties posed by the terrain disease and spiralling costs doomed the project to failure The United States bought the land in for million and proceeded to complete the kilometre long canal between and The building of the canal cost the lives of an estimated workers due to accidents and tropical diseases

Transportation Art

Partake in a sailing regatta or feel the wind in your hair cruising in a ‘Vette. Go places without leaving home. Give wings to self-expression with our transportation art collection.

Pick the perfect ride for your walls from mega jets, cool kayaks to vintage race cars. Get them wall-ready and fabulous in our handcrafted frames, starting at $59. Famous works of art from this collection include Monet’s Sailboat, Sleep Balloon by Nancy Tillman. Vapor Helicopter by Banksy.