Collection Highlights
An Address to the inhabitants of the British Settlements in America, upon slave-keeping
Date:
1773
Object Number:
LIB.Y1773.RushAddress
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Study for the Patch of the Army Air Force Unit (Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron) in Wiesbaden, Germany
Object Number:
2001.30a
Date:
1946
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and black ink over graphite on oiled paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 4 1/16 in. ( 11.1 x 10.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed: Lower center: "USAFE"
Inscribed and dated: Lower right: "Weisbaden 1946."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "Weisbaden 1946."; above in purple colored pencil: "USAFE"
Description:
Army Air Forces patch design with vertical sword with red flames flanking the blade, poised on a silver star with a red center flanked by gold wings on a blue background, outlined in black; image framed by incised lines.
Gallery Label:
Patch designed for the artist's unit of the Army Air Forces (Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron) in Weisbaden, Germany, 1946.
Credit Line:
Gift of Betty Spitz
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
