This print "Parade of Nations" depicts a nude man walking among all nationals involved in the Olympics. This lithograph includes a Certificate of Authenticity.

About the Artist

Dr. Liston (Lin) D. Bochette III, born June 16, 1957, in the state of Florida, is an American athlete and artist, and an Olympian for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Bochette attended the University of Florida on a Track and Field Scholarship offered to him by Olympic Coach Jimmy Carnes and was, later, inducted into the University's Hall of Fame, as a Distinguished Letterwinner. He has also studied at Florida State University, the University of Puerto Rico, and was accepted at Stanford University. He collected a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the University of Florida; a Master's degree in Humanities from Inter American University; and a Ph.D. in Education from Pacific Western University.

Bochette competed internationally in the decathlon, and was the Champion for Puerto Rico.Beginning in the 1980s, he participated, in some capacity, in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games—as an advocate in Puerto Rico; as an official in 1988; and as a bobsleigh athlete for Puerto Rico in 1992, 1996, and 2000. In 2002, he was elected as Secretary General of the International Olympic Committee's Athletes Commission. In 1992, he was awarded a Gold Medal for Art at the Cultural Arts Festival, during the Barcelona Olympic Games.

In addition to the International Olympic Committee Athletes Commission, Dr. Bochette served on other international sports federation bodies, including the United States President's Panel on Olympic Affairs. He is the founding President of the Puerto Rico National Olympians Association, and was elected to consecutive terms as its Secretary General. As the leader of this branch of the World Olympians Association (WOA), he led a highly successful global campaign to unite active and alumni athletes under the Olympic banner. Dr. Bochette is an executive officer of the University of Florida Track and Field Alumni Association (UFTFAA). and has also served on academic and civic boards as well as on the Board of Directors for the Art of the Olympians Al Oerter Center for Excellence.

About Fine Art Ltd.

Fine Art Ltd. has been in business for over 25 years is the world's largest publisher of fine art commemorating special events.  We pride ourselves on a mission to produce and market the highest quality art in the world.

Fine Art has established itself as the leading publisher of commemorative fine art for world-class international events.  A highlight of our past events includes:

    ◊ The US Olympic Games 1988 –2010 Olympic Games

                ◊ The 100th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty

                ◊ The 50th Anniversary of the March of Dimes

                ◊ The 500th Anniversary of Columbus discovering America

                ◊ The 100th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall

                ◊ The Fall of the Berlin Wall

                ◊ The Men’s and Women’s World Cup Soccer Event

We have been honored to work with such renowned artists as:

◊ Roy Lichtenstein ◊ Robert Rauschenberg ◊ Peter Max ◊ Hiro Yamagata ◊ Michel Delacroix ◊ Joan Mitchell ◊ Georg Baselitz ◊ Cristobal Gabarron ◊ Donald Wiegand ◊ Chihuly ◊ Dr. Maya Angelou and many more artists not listed

The artwork published by Fine Art Ltd. for its diverse project list is primarily limited editions in the form of prints - lithographs, serigraphs or giclee - and sculpture - mostly cast bronze or silver using the lost wax process. Often the prints will also be reproduced as posters. Once the limited edition is completed, the screens, plates, or molds used to create it are destroyed to ensure the integrity of the publication. Our commissioned art may be found in some of the most prestigious buildings in the world including the Smithsonian Institute, the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., the White House and the International Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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