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There are a few man-made technological wonders that outlive their obsolescence. The airship Hindenburg is one of those. It was not only the largest airship ever built, but it remains the largest aircraft of any kind to take to the air. Luxurious, inefficient and dangerous, nothing like it would realistically exist today.
And that's why it deserves to be shown as I've depicted it in this painting.
At over 800 feet long it was roughly the length of the Titanic but was 135 feet in diameter compared to Titanic's slim 92 feet - and the Hindenburg flew over cities. It's appearance as a goliath high over the Manhattan skyline in 1936 and 1937 was not an uncommon spectacle, but one that drew tens of thousands to their windows to catch sight of it.
And how short lived the sight would prove to be.
Primitive photographs exist that portray that experience, either from below or from the vantage of the airship - but none that, in my opinion, reveal the majesty of the moment.
This composition was inspired by several impactful period photos from that time and place. The end of the luxury liner is foretold by the docks in the lower foreground, as is the tragic fate of the airship by the thunderstorm in the far distance.
I'm very proud of this piece, and I hope you will appreciate it enough to add a signed and numbered edition to your collection.
- Ron Cole
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One of a kind 19x31-inch (canvas size) Hindenburg control car large girder section wall hanging display. Large 12.5x5-inch dural girder with ultra-rare Zeppelin-applied transparent green preservative coating intact - unique...
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Hindenburg LZ 129 rare flown duraluminum structure from the control car of this famous airship - recovered from the Lakehurst Naval Air Station crash site in 1937 - with unique...
