The Birth of Aviation and a Nation
by Greg and Chrystal Mimbs
Title
The Birth of Aviation and a Nation
Artist
Greg and Chrystal Mimbs
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Black and white photograph of a small portion of the rotunda of thee United States Capitol. This section shows the Wright brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. The Wright Flyer is shown just off the ground, with Orville Wright in the plane and Wilbur Wright running alongside to steady the wing. To the left are Leonardo da Vinci, Samuel Pierpont Langley, and Octave Chanute, other aviation pioneers, holding models of other Early flying machines.
To the right of th Wright Flyer is the first panel of the rotundra and th only allegorical one. Portraying a personification of America, wearing a liberty cap and carring a spear and shield. Other allegorical figures surround "America". A Native American maiden with a bow and arrow reprensets the wild North American continent. At America's feet is a female personification of History, with a stone tablet to record events. Two eagles are included, one perched on a bundle of birch rods which symbolizing authority. The second eagle carries an olive branch of peace. In th background, between "America" and the Wright Flyer is a prospector which also appars at the end of "Discovery of Gold in California" section of the rotundra.
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December 13th, 2014
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