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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.

Dates: 1924-1941
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

"Keep 'Em Flying'' -- U.S. Army recruiting poster , 1942

 File — Oversize folder 4
Content Description From the Collection: 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,...
Dates: 1942
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection / World War II

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