Washington-New York City Shuttle

1969

David Vestal

Associated Names
David Vestal

Artist, American, 1924 - 2013

This is a photograph of an airplane engine and wing above a sea of clouds. The image captures a view from an airplane in flight, where the metallic structure of an aircraft wing and its engine dominate the foreground. The engine shows visible rivets and panel lines, indicating the industrial design of aircraft. The background consists of a soft layer of fluffy clouds. The lighting suggests a grayscale palette, with subdued contrasts highlighting the textures of the metal and the softness of the clouds.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Seth and Erin Neubardt

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.6 × 20 cm (5 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 × 35.5 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.140.16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Seth Neubardt, Rye, NY; gift to NGA (through Robert Mann Gallery, New York), 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: David Vestal; by artist, upper left in graphite underlined: 1. / (001); lower center in graphite: WASHINGTON NYC SHUTTLE, 1969; lower center in graphite: 6914-1 / [line] / P/1339; bottom right in graphite: PRINT 10/1969; possibly by artist, upper right in graphite: CAT A69-1-2-1114 / (CAT A69-001-002-1114); by unknown hand, top right in graphite: rmg 25461

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