Flight Centennial Portfolio, Bishop's Filght

Artist's Statement:
"The Bishop's Flight" captures the busy energy of early flight. From the first flight in 1903, airplane technology grew quickly until, in 1908, Orville carried his father, a Dayton clergyman, aloft on his first flight. His father enjoyed that flight, and was quoted as exclaiming, "Higher, Orville, higher!"

The images in "The Bishop's Flight" are derived from a replica of the 1911 Wright B flyer, a craft similar to the one the Bishop flew in with his famous son. The B flyer lives and flies today in Dayton, OH. What of the feathers?


"The Bishop's Flight" Flight Centennial Collection Works on fabric Polyurethane on Poly Fiber Medium (1) Fabric. 6' x 12' (2 x 3 m) Jo-Ann Lizio O'Brien Large Image & Materials List
Artist's Statement: "The Bishop's Flight" captures the busy energy of early flight. From the first flight in 1903, airplane technology grew quickly until, in 1908, Orville carried his father, a Dayton clergyman, aloft on his first flight. His father enjoyed that flight, and was quoted as exclaiming, "Higher, Orville, higher!" The images in "The Bishop's Flight" are derived from a replica of the 1911 Wright B flyer, a craft similar to the one the Bishop flew in with his famous son. The B flyer lives and flies today in Dayton, OH. What of the feathers?