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Airshow

Hand Blown Art Glass by Thomas Chapman

Thomas Chapman studied glass art at Ohio University followed by eight years of study in the Colorado and California glass studios. Returning t his hometown he established the first glass blowing studio in Dayton, Shiloh Hotglass. Chapman has participated in many art glass workshops including the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York. Chapman has award winning glass pieces in many private collections as well as the permanent collection at the Dayton Art Institute.

The drawing etched into the Uplift Vessel was done by Dan Patterson, under the inspiration of wife Cheryl, whose interests are in promoting aviation as an artform and life-style. "Airshow" was inspired by the photograph of an airshow performer flying an Extra 300 made by Dan Patterson, from the book, "The Aviation Century".
     

$650

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Speed
     

Hand Blown Art Glass by Thomas Chapman with etching of the Macchi-Castoldi MC72. Built for speed and competition in the Schnieder Trophy races, this scarlet racer did not actually race for the trophy but did set a world record of 440 MPH in 1934. This record for propeller driven seaplanes remains the standard today. In the collection of the Museo Storico Dell'Aeronautica Militare, Aeroporto Vinga di Valle, Italia

$750

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Wright Flyer at Huffman Prairie
     

Hand Blown Art Glass from Blenko Glass of West Virginia with etching by Dick Reichert. Orville and Wilbur Wright considered the 1905 Flyer III their first practical airplane. In this machine they truly learned to fly. Huffman Prairie which is near Dayton, Ohio was the only location where this airplane ever flew. Now in the collection of Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, Ohio, USA.

$375