About the Object
Drawing of the wreckage of the front part of a propeller plane. One wing is missing, the other damaged, but the Army Air Force insignia—a star inside a roundel flanked by bars—is still visible. The rectangle in the upper left corner is reminiscent of the white shape in the lower part of Bikini, Tour of Inspection (VF2015.01.01) and a similar form in After Bikini (VF2015.01.04).
Additional Information
Crawford served in the Weather Division of the Army Air Force during World War II. As chief of the Visual Presentation Unit of the Weather Division, Crawford created pictorial representations of weather patterns for officers and airplane pilots. He worked with records of past events (often plane crashes) as well as weather forecasts to create maps and charts.
The Artist;
Estate of the Artist;
By descent to the Artist’s son, Neelon Crawford, Wyoming;
[Menconi & Schoelkopf, New York, NY];
Laramie, WY. University of Wyoming Art Museum. Ralston Crawford: The Artist’s Eye, August 23-December 20, 2014, p. 184, ill. p. 143.
Navratil, Emily Schuchardt. “War,” in Rick Kinsel, et al., Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War. London: Merrell, 2021, ill. p. 24.