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Lot 167

May Da Camara Religious Print c. 1930s, Mighty I Am Chart of the Presence

Estimate: $100 - $200
Starting Bid
$50

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Vintage print titled " Mighty I Am Chart of the Presence." Copyright symbol on lower left corner. Artist name on lower right corner. Nicely matted. Dimensions: Visible approx. 21.5 in H x 12.5 in W. Mat approx. 27 in H x 18 in W. Weighs 1 lb. "May was an American religious artist who, with Charles Sindelar, produced the illustrations in the 1930s and 1940s, and possibly there after for the "I AM" Activity of the Saint Germain Foundations. May DaCamara was born Lydia May Chace on October 16, 1894, in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated with a Teacher's Diploma in Art from the University of Cincinnati in 1913. While at school in Cincinnati, May met William Harley DaCamara Jr., known as "Harley" whom she married June 16, 1916, in Kansas City, Missouri. They went on to live in Harley's home state of Florida for a time where Harley began a home construction business.DaCamara found inspiration from her involvement in the "I AM" Religious Activity and began to paint religious art. Her most well-known paintings were of the Ascended Master, Saint Germain, and "the Magic Presence". Guy Ballard, the founder of "I AM", chose several of DaCamara's paintings as official images of the religious movement." https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1930s-40s-de-camara-prints-lot-14-480382138 "First, there is the upper figure, which is a sphere of light called the "I AM Presence." To Hindus, it is Brahma. Buddhists call it the Dharmakaya, while Christians think of it as God the Father. It is the spirit of God individualized for each one. Your I AM Presence is surrounded by seven concentric spheres which make up your causal body. These spheres of pulsating spiritual energy contain the record of all your good works. They are like your cosmic bank account." https://summitlighthouse.org/i-am-presence/

Condition

Some minor discoloration from mat board.

 

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Provenance

Private Estate, Los Angeles, California

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