Charles Lindbergh, “Hello Paris!, Comment Ca Va?”

May 1927

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows a man standing confidently with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face. He is wearing a dark suit, a light-colored shirt, and a dark tie. The background features an aerial view of Paris with the Eiffel Tower and various city buildings. A small aircraft is flying in the sky just to the left of the man's head. The phrase "Hello Paris! Comment ca va?" is written at the top of the image in bold, black lettering.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage of gelatin silver prints

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.2 × 18.1 cm (9 1/8 × 7 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 25 × 19.6 cm (9 13/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.284

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, RMY Auctions, Wilder, ID); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, upper center in black ink: “HELLO PARIS!, COMMENT CA VA?”; on verso, by unknown hand, top center in blue pencil underlined: Capt Lindbergh; center illegible copyright stamp in purple ink; lower right stamped in red ink: CENTRAL PRESS / ASSOCIATION / [by unknown hand in blue pencil: May - 1927] / REFERENCE DEPT. / by unknown hand in blue pencil: 2092]

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