Balloon Ascension

    Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored, BALLOON ASCENSION

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    Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored, BALLOON ASCENSION

    Japanese woodcut print showing the preparations for a balloon launch. A crowd in Western clothing is putting the balloon into position in a field. This print may depict the events leading up to the flights of T.S.C. Lowe and William Paullin in celebration of the visit of the Japanese Embassy to Philadelphia on June 14, 1860. The print is a duplicate of the center panel A20140976000.

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    Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored, BALLOON ASCENSION

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    There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.

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    Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored, BALLOON ASCENSION

    Japanese woodcut print showing the preparations for a balloon launch. A crowd in Western clothing is putting the balloon into position in a field. This print may depict the events leading up to the flights of T.S.C. Lowe and William Paullin in celebration of the visit of the Japanese Embassy to Philadelphia on June 14, 1860. The print is a duplicate of the center panel A20140976000.

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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

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Inventory Number

A20140965000

Physical Description

Japanese woodcut print showing the preparations for a balloon launch. A crowd in Western clothing is putting the balloon into position in a field. This print may depict the events leading up to the flights of T.S.C. Lowe and William Paullin in celebration of the visit of the Japanese Embassy to Philadelphia on June 14, 1860.

The print is a duplicate of the center panel A20140976000.

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Country of Origin

Japan

Medium

Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 36.5 × 24.8cm (14 3/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply
For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use.

Type

ART-Prints, Original