The Wright brothers' "Strange Contraption" rises at Kitty Hawk, 1903. 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 the Wright Flyer aloft during its first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903.
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
A20140909000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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