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Night Flight

Collection: Queens Library New Deal Art Project Artwork
Date: 1937-1942; 1937 Material: ink on paper Dimension: 11 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches; 400
Creator: Harry Sternberg Identifier: aql:27580 wpa-ql-000197 wpa-ql-000197.tif

Description: View of a plane taking off at night. Spotlights are visible in the background. A solitary figure is looking up at the plane in flight.; Hand written in pencil: on bottom center of image : "Night Flight"; on bottom center: “14 x 19”; on bottom right: "22"; signed on bottom right: "Harry Sternberg"; Stamped in ink on bottom left: "Federal Art Project N.Y.C. W.P.A."

Title : Night Flight

Collection : aql:26142; aql:29049

Creator : Harry Sternberg

Date : 1937-1942; 1937

Summary/Description : View of a plane taking off at night. Spotlights are visible in the background. A solitary figure is looking up at the plane in flight.; Hand written in pencil: on bottom center of image : "Night Flight"; on bottom center: “14 x 19”; on bottom right: "22"; signed on bottom right: "Harry Sternberg"; Stamped in ink on bottom left: "Federal Art Project N.Y.C. W.P.A."

Subject : Airplanes

Rights : Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration Federal Art Project NYC WPA. On extended loan to Queens Library. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Type : Aquatint etching

Format : ink on paper; 11 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches; 400

Identifier : aql:27580 wpa-ql-000197 wpa-ql-000197.tif

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Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration Federal Art Project NYC WPA. On extended loan to Queens Library. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.


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