Charles E. Ruttan, 1919

Display Status

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

Object Details

Date

1919

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

ART-Paintings

Medium

Painting, oil on masonite

Artist

C. E. Ruttan

Physical Description

NC flying boat down at sea. Crew member on outer strut of plane in rough water; two more crew members on the plane's nose; wings and tail surfaces yellow; hull light gray; ocean and sky blue-green; 3 on forward third of hull, red, white and blue bars on rudder.

Dimensions

2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 53 × 68.3 × 3.4cm (20 7/8 × 26 7/8 × 1 5/16 in.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 42.9 x 58.1cm (16 7/8 x 22 7/8 in.)

Inventory Number

A19720259000

Credit Line

Gift of Sixth Division, Bureau of Navigation, U.S. Navy

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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