On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.
Gift of the Stanley King Family.
Date: October 1935
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 32.4 x 24.8cm (12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Materials:
Paper and metal
Physical Description:
Vanity Fair magazine, issue October 1935. Page 1 of this document is the front cover of the magazine. The illustration is by Garretto and depicts Charles and Anne Lindbergh flying above the world and holding a ribbon with the stars and stripes on it. Page 2 of this document is the table of contents for the issue, which is included as context. Document pages 3 to 5 are the feature article about the Lindberghs, which is titled "The Lindberghs - First Romancers of the Air" by Milton MacKaye. Pages 6 and 7 of the document are a photograph feature titled "Manhattan Panorama," which is included in this document because a picture of people doing a dance called the Lindy Hop is in the lower right corner of the first page. The dance was named after Lindbergh.
On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.
