The Deutsch Prize

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Object Details

Physical Description

Vanity Fair caricature of Alberto Santos-Dumont in his Number 6 airship. Man dressed in c.1900 fashion (white striped shirt, dark vest, red cravat, boater hat, upturned moustache) in tight-fitting balloon basket from the waist down. Man manages controls for the airship with his left hand and gestures with his right. Propeller mounted to basket behind man, everything is supspended from a long, skinny tan balloon pointed at both ends. "Santos Dumont No 6" written on balloon. Proportions distorted typical of caricature.

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas A. Knowles

Inventory Number

A20000725000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Lithograph on paper, colored

Dimensions

2-D - In Frame (H x W x D) (reddish brown frame): 57.5 × 43 × 3.2cm, 2.3kg (1 ft. 10 5/8 in. × 1 ft. 4 15/16 in. × 1 1/4 in., 5lb.)

Country of Origin

France

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Exhibition

Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9cd3ac46c-3a17-46bf-9fc7-ff4bd66938f9

Record ID

nasm_A20000725000