Dean Ellis (American, 1920 - 2009) "End/Beginning of the Century" Oil on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 33c End/Beginning of the Millennium se-tenant stamp issued December 31, 1999/January 1, 2000. Lying in the South Pacific on the west side of the international date line, the Marshall Islands became one of the first countries in the world to embrace the new millennium on December 31, 1999. Because of such remarkable technological achievements as the telephone, television, telecommunications satellites, long-distance travel, the internet and world trade, cultural influences have spread rapidly across the Earth. Many people looked forward to the new millennium as a period fostering individual moral growth, the material improvement of man's environment, the eradication of diseases, and a better understanding and possible elimination of social maladjustment as the diverse peoples and cultures of the world become a global community. Image Size: 16.5 x 25 in. Overall Size: 20 x 26.5 in. Unframed. (B16514)