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| 841 |
| The Landing – After Days Work |
| FES Title: | The landing – after days work – | |
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| Date: | 02/12/1918 | |
| Size: | 36″H x 27″W | |
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| Type: | illustration | |
| Published: | “Our War Eagles.” Red Cross Magazine, July 1918: 20. caption: “Taking Off” An aviator usually runs from seventy-five to a hundred feet on the ground before rising. This man is near the end of his run and has gained great speed; the whir of the propeller and the dust behind showing that he is about to lift Barron, Elwyn A. Deeds of Heroism and Bravery. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1920: dust jacket. Ianni, Francis A. World War One Remembered. Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Commission, 1993: 62. |
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| Inscription: | lr: Frank E. Schoonover / ’18 | |
| Annotations: | en verso on paper label on stretcher: 1918 #842 Aviation series Red Cross / The Landing after days work / Frank E. Schoonover en verso on paper label on stretcher: The Society of Illustrators en verso – stamped on stretcher: F. E. Schoonover / 1616 Rodney Street / Wilmington, Del. |
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| Comments: | TP 8/7/02; form 8/7/02; index; edit |
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| Commentary: | The is the first of four paintings (#841- #844) rendered for Red Cross Magazine. For research Schoonover visited the Curtis Plant on February 6th. (day books) The publisher chose to call the work “Taking Off” instead of “The Landing” as Schoonover intended. It is thought that Schoonover made a mistake when he wrote ‘842’ en verso. The number is 841. (day books) |
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| Provenance: | Sold by artist to Leonard L. Beans, Jr. (July 23, 1959); Sotheby’s, New York (March 17, 1994); Collection of Faith and Michael Goldman (November 30, 1992) | |
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