Charles Dellschau

Aero Ploltz Airpress Motors
1919

A colorful, hand-drawn illustration of a fantastical airship on a background that includes pieces of newspaper and text. The airship is detailed with stripes, portholes, and various sections, with words like "From Below," "AERO PLOWS," and "AIR PRESS MOTORS" surrounding it. The artwork has a whimsical, vintage feel, and the newspaper clippings suggest a date of Sunday, September 4, 1910, providing a historical context to the piece.
A colorful, hand-drawn illustration of a fantastical airship on a background that includes pieces of newspaper and text. The airship is detailed with stripes, portholes, and various sections, with words like "From Below," "AERO PLOWS," and "AIR PRESS MOTORS" surrounding it. The artwork has a whimsical, vintage feel, and the newspaper clippings suggest a date of Sunday, September 4, 1910, providing a historical context to the piece.

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Date
1919

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor, graphite pencil, pen and ink, collaged newspaper and collaged drawing on paper (recto); Opaque watercolor, graphite pencil, pen and ink, collaged newspaper and collaged drawing on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular (sight)): 18 × 23 1/2in. (45.7 × 59.7 cm) Image (Irregular (sight)): 18 × 23 1/2in. (45.7 × 59.7 cm)

Accession number
2018.225a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Carol Mancusi-Ungaro in honor of William J. Steen

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Charles Dellschau
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