West, Levon Fairchild, 1900-1968
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1900-1968
Biographical Note
Levon Fairchild West (also seen as Levon West) was born in 1900 and was an artist, working as an etcher, watercolorist, and photographer. He attained instant fame when his sketch of Charles Lindbergh's plane, "The Spirit of St. Louis," was published in the New York Times after Lindbergh's successful Paris landing. West sometimes used the pseudonym of Ivan Dimitri, particularly for his photography work. West died in 1968.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles B. D. Collyer Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2014-00-00-84
Abstract
Charles B. D. Collyer (1896-1928) enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps during World War I. After the war
Collyer broke the record for circumnavigation of the globe. On the return trip, Collyer died attempting to break his own record. The collection contains correspondence about naming an airfield in his honor as well as a photograph and drawing of Collyer.
"Keep 'Em Flying'' -- U.S. Army recruiting poster , 1942
File — oversize: folder 4
Content Description
The Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection is a collection of artwork including a drawing, posters, lithographs, photographs, and advertisements primarily related to American military aviation from about 1917 to the early 1950s. The materials were grouped by subject and then arranged alphabetically.The majority of materials are related to either World War I or World War II. Most of the lithographs and posters consist of U.S. Army, Army Air Forces, and Navy recruiting, enlistment,...
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