Reconnaissance Flight over Front Line Near Épinal, France

1944

Constance Stuart Larrabee

Associated Names
Constance Stuart Larrabee

Artist, American, born England, 1914 - 2000

The image shows the upper body and head of a man who is positioned slightly off-center, facing away from the camera. The man appears to be sitting or leaning within a metal framework. His facial features are softly highlighted by the lighting, revealing a slightly furrowed brow and prominent nose; his eyes are closed or cast downwards. He has short, neatly cut hair. He is wearing a heavy jacket or coat in a camouflage or patterned design. There is a large strap across his shoulder. In the background, the metal framework surrounds the man's head and shoulders, with the sky visible through its structure.
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Provenance

Constance Stuart Larrabee, Chestertown, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2000; acquired by NGA, 2016.

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Inscriptions

by artist, across bottom in black marker: Reconnaissance flight over front line near Epinal, S. France; on verso, by artist, across center in graphite: Capt. Goodhard American Pilot / took me on front line very / near Epinal / L5 we saw first [?] bridges slung across Moselle / by 7th Army / Engineers; across center in black ink [remaining writing]: [?] bridges / ...selle by 7th Army

Wikidata ID

Q64145925

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