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 23.5cm (12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Materials:
Paper
Physical Description:
Sheet music titled "Lindbergh The Hero of Our Heart" by W.J. Weidenhof and A. Koplovitz, published by K. & W. Music Publishers, copyrighted 1927. The three pages of music are printed on three sides of a two-paged, double-sided loose insert. The interior pages of the main cover are blank and the back cover includes only the publishing information. The illustration on the front cover includes blue and orange text, the Spirit of St. Louis flying across the ocean at sunset, and an inset picture of Lindbergh in the lower left corner.
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.
