Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Study for the Patch of the Army Air Force Unit (Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron) in Wiesbaden, Germany
Object Number:
2001.30c
Date:
1946
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on oiled paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 23.5 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed and dated: Lower right in graphite: "Weisbaden 1946"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Weisbaden 1946"
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; centering line in graphite.
Gallery Label:
Patch designed for the artist's unit of the Army Air Forces (Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron) in Wiesbaden, Germany, 1946.
Credit Line:
Gift of Betty Spitz
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
