"Roswell Approach I"

Flight Centennial Collection
Works on Wood
Fabric, Paper and Aluminum Assemblage
on Aviation-Grade Plywood
36"x48" (91 cm x 122cm)

Jo-Ann Lizio O'Brien

Artist's Statement

Materials List:
Fabric (Fiberglass from a 1974 re skinning) from a 1956 Grumman Albatross flight control surface. Cotton seam tape (3"). Sheet metal structure from a Boeing B-17 showing distinct exfoliated corrosion. Facsimiles of Army Air Forces Training Command B-17G pilot's checklist and approach plate to Roswell Field showing handwritten notes made by Lt. R.A. Reed in 1942. Poly-Tak structural adhesive. MS20479-4-3, MS20470-5-4 rivets. AN fasteners. Poly Fiber Top Gloss polyurethane pigments (Cuby Sport Green, Eagle Red, AgCat Gray, AgCat Yellow, Lakeland Blue, Everglades Green, Juneau White).