framed art print, 6/200, Image of a family, a mother in a dress and bonnet, a baby in her lap and a father in a suit. They are standing in front of a window/opening using one point perspective to appear as is in the distance. The window opeans to a blue sky and white clouds behind the Statue of Liberty. The words "Bring me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses" are printed directly behind the family. on the "walls" there are numerous images of people formed together in a collage. There are Native Americans, men, women, pictures of famous paintings and people, including Abraham Lincoln, all in a dark brown tone.

From Private Americana prints collection on loan by the late Dr. Andrew T. Kopan (1924-2006) and Alice O. Kopan

Text on the work included in loan papers:
The artist, Jim Daly, spent almost three years attempting to "capture" the spirit of the immigrants landing in the "great hall" registry at Ellis Island. In his words:
... This painting would be the culmination of everything I've ever wanted to say ... a feeling, emotion, and drama... a painting about people, about their hopes, their dreams, and their courage.

The text on the image, "Bring me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses" is part of the first couple stanzas from the sonnet "The New Colossus" (1883) by American poet Emma Lazarus. In the year 1903 the poem was engraved on a bronze plaque and is mounted on the lower level of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty

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