To Austrailia by air: Kingsford-Smith and his companions over Suva, 1928 Flights. Unforgettable Exploits of the Air. Drawings by Frank Lemon. Published privately by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation for Christmas 1928. No. 35.
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Object Details
Date
c. 1928
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Planographic Process on Paper, Colored
Artist
Frank Lemon Physical Description
Planographic process print of Kingsford-Smith flying over Suva in 1928. Image shows the plane aloft over a tropical landscape.
From a series of prints based on drawings by Frank Lemon and published by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation for Christmas 1928. Number 35 out of 500.
"This is one of a limited edition of five hundred numbered copies of 'Historic Flights' published by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, and produced under the direct supervision of the artist and signed by him."
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 53.3 × 42.9cm (21 in. × 16 7/8 in.) Inventory Number
A20140906000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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