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OBJECT TYPE: lithograph/artist's proof
DATE: 1995
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1658.001

MANUFACTURER: THISTLE, RICH
MODEL: Beacons of Liberty
LOCATION: Stratford, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 32/75 AP (ED300
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 64.0 cm
Width: 49.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: THISTLE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Stratford

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: COMMEMORATES THE LIBERATION OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS 1N 1945 BY RCAF 442 (F) SQUADRON
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: on canvas lower right: "RICH THISTLE C(copyright) 1995"; below canvas on border: "AP 32/75 (ED 300)/bBEACONS OF LIBERTY/(signed)R Thistle/(signature)John Mallandine/P/O A.J. Mallandine/1921-1995/W/C J.A. Storrar/(signature)LH Wilson/F/O L.H. Wilson/(signature)RK MacRae/F/O R.K. MacRae/May 9, 1945,two days after the official end of hostilities in Europe,/442 (F) Squadron RCAF flew top cover in Mustang Mk IV's for the liberation of/the Channel Islands, the final combat operation in the European Theatre/FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING "BEACONS OF LIBERTY" BY RICH THISTLE/Published by Gallery 164/Printed in Canada by the Beacon Herald Fine Printing Division, Stratford, Ontario"
Missing: N/A
Finish: COLOUR; PREDOM. BROWN & BLUE
Decoration: ILLUSTRATION OF 4 RCAF MUSTANG MK.4 FIGHTER AIRPLANES APPROACHING LIGHTHOUSE ON ROCKY COASTAL PROMENTARY

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THISTLE, RICH, Print, 1995, Artifact no. 1995.1658, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1658.001/

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