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Lewis, Dorothy Swain,
Skuij Aki Casting,
History -- United States
Figure female -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Sculpture
Women Airforce Service Pilots, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lewis, Dorothy Swain, sculptor.
Skuij Aki Casting, founder.
Title:
Women Airforce Service Pilots, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990. Copyrighted 1990. Dedicated Sept. 14, 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 36 x 11 x 11 in.; Base: approx. 37 x 16.5 x 17 in.
Inscription:
1/3 D. Swain Lewis. (copyright symbol) 1990 / Skuij Aki Casting, Prescott, Arizona (On bronze plaque on front of base:) Women Airforce Service Pilots/SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN WORLD WAR II./THEY WERE THE/FIRST WOMEN MILITARY PILOTS/TO FLY WITH/THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES/1942 - 1944/Dedicated 14 September 1994 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A figure of a female Air Force pilot, dressed in a uniform that includes a shirt and tie, stands with her proper left hand placed at her front mid-section. The figure is placed atop a tapered base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War II
Figure female -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Pilot
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Sculpture
Owner:
United States Air Force Museum, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, United States Air Force Museum Memorial Park, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433
Remarks:
One of an edition of three. Sculpture honors the first women to fly with the United States Army Air Forces and serve their country during World War II.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS OH000466
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000466
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