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: 1927
Country of Origin: United States of America
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 31.1 x 24.1cm (12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Materials:
Paper
Physical Description:
Sheet music titled "I Owe It All To You (Mother O'Mine)" by Lou Klein, Irving Mills, and Jimmy McHugh, published by Jack Mills Inc. and copyrighted 1927. The three pages of music are printed on both sides of a loose sheet of paper and on the right interior page. The left interior page advertises another piece of music from the publisher and the back cover advertises piano lessons by Zez Confrey. The front cover has a sepia toned picture of Lindbergh standing next to his mother.
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.
