The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of the Greater Pittsburgh Region
Object number2015.24.1
Artist
George S. Gaadt
Date2012
MediumPaper/Paint/Ink/Graphite/Adhesive/Adhesive tape Mixed-media
Credit LineGift of Tuskegee Airmen Memorial
DescriptionMixed-media artwork depicting the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial. Rectangular white paper adhered to paperboard backer. Paper has ink drawing with painted details of the design of the memorial set in an unpainted white border. Memorial is in the left foreground with headstones in the right foreground and autumnal trees in the background.Dimensions18.875 x 26.75 in., 0.125 in. (47.9 x 67.9 cm, 0.3 cm)SignedReverse has two areas of red stamped text in bottom center and bottom right corner "PHOTOGRAPHS © / GEORGE S. GAADT / 883 THORN STREET / SEWICKLEY, PA. 15143".
Artist signature in black ink in bottom right corner on reverse in the middle of the red stamped text "ILLUSTRATION / GEORGE S. GAADT".
InscriptionsPainted text on memorial at the center of the artwork "THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN MEMORIAL / OF THE / GREATER PITTSBURGH REGION".
Handwritten notes in graphite in the bottom right corner of the artwork "12 1/8" X 22" ".
Handwritten notes in graphite on the reverse include calculations, dimensions, and other notes.
MarksReverse top right corner has white adhesive label with printed black text "Crescent / 100.6 / Cold Press / Illustration Board / Medium Textured Surface / Heavy Weight (.085-.095) / Charcoal, Arcylics, Wash / 20" X 30" / [barcode] ".
Repeated printed text on reverse "Crescent / Illustration Board".
Historical NotesThe artwork was created by George S. Gaadt for the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial in the Sewickley Cemetery in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. The artwork depicts the design of the Memorial, the first of its kind in the U.S., dedicated to Western Pennsylvania Tuskegee Airmen who were members of the US Army Air Corps trained at Tuskegee, Alabama during World War II. Approximately 85 Airmen hailed from Western Pennsylvania including 12 pilots and airmen from Sewickley, PA.
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Tuskegee Airmen
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