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  2. Hope (Watts) - Wikipedia

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    Hope Second version of Hope, 1886 Artist George Frederic Watts Year 1886 (1886), further versions 1886–1895 Type Oil Dimensions 142.2 cm × 111.8 cm (56.0 in × 44.0 in) Location Tate Britain Hope is a Symbolist oil painting by the English painter George Frederic Watts, who completed the first two versions in 1886. Radically different from previous treatments of the subject, it shows a lone ...

  3. Statue of Hope - Wikipedia

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    This is often an Anchored cross meaning hope [7] and is the primary symbol of the statue. Further, the New Testament, Hebrews 6:19 states Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil. [8] Often, the opposite arm is raised with the index finger of the hand pointing towards the ...

  4. Seal of Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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    Hope The Seal of the State of Rhode Island features a blue field with a golden maritime anchor as its central image below the phrase " HOPE ". The anchor has been used as a symbol for Rhode Island since the colony's founding in 1636, well before the region claimed statehood.

  5. Rainbows in culture - Wikipedia

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    The rainbow was adopted as a symbol of hope during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially during periods of lockdown. Households worldwide displayed home-made images of rainbows in their windows, often alongside positive messages. [11] The rainbow has been a symbol of ethnic and racial diversity.

  6. Anchored cross - Wikipedia

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    It is a symbol which is shaped like a plus sign depicted with anchor-like fluke protrusions at its base. There are many variations on this symbol, but the most common form connects a ring with a bar, with a cross-bar, terminating on the other end with two curved branches or arrowheads. The anchor symbolizes hope, steadfastness, calm and ...

  7. Bluebird of happiness - Wikipedia

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    A scene in the 1977 Disney film The Rescuers uses the bluebird as a symbol of "faith ... you see from afar." In the 1985 film Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird, the Sleaze Brothers kidnap Big Bird and press him into service in their fun fair, where he is painted blue and billed as the Blue Bird of Happiness. In a play on the word "blue ...

  8. Blue flower - Wikipedia

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    A blue flower (German: Blaue Blume) was a central symbol of inspiration for the Romanticism movement, and remains an enduring motif in Western art today. [1] It stands for desire, love, and the metaphysical striving for the infinite and unreachable. It symbolizes hope and the beauty of things.

  9. Flag of Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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    The flag of the U.S. state of Rhode Island is white and consists of a gold anchor in the center (a symbol for hope) surrounded by thirteen gold stars (for the original Thirteen Colonies and Rhode Island's status as the 13th state to ratify the Constitution). A blue ribbon below the anchor bears the state's motto in gold: "HOPE".