Flying in 1910

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Object Details

Artist

Charles J.A. Wilson

Physical Description

Claude Graham White flying his Farman in 1910. Silhouette of man flying a open-frame biplane, travelling left to right and slightly away from the viewer. Man is seated in front of engine. Lightly drawn backdrop of clouds, bushes, and open field or water. Title and signature handwritten in pencil in margin below image. Signature illegible. In image lower right corner is inset a logo(?) of an anchor surmounted by a W.

Update: 9_12_25

Attributed to Charles J.A. Wilson

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas Knowles

Inventory Number

A20000765000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Etching on paper

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 16.5 × 21.6cm (6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in.)

2-D - In Frame (H x W x D) (reddish brown frame): 35.5 × 37.4 × 3.6cm, 1.4kg (1 ft. 2 in. × 1 ft. 2 3/4 in. × 1 7/16 in., 3lb.)

Country of Origin

Great Britain

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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/nv986d5846b-09e7-4a1a-aa5c-033ce5026c66

Record ID

nasm_A20000765000