Fighter In The Sky

Painting

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Tom Lea Institute

Fighter In The Sky, 1942. Oil on Canvas, 14¼ X 23¼. Life Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.: A pilot sits in a damaged plane cockpit during a chaotic aerial battle scene with explosions.
Fighter In The Sky, 1942. Oil on Canvas, 14¼ X 23¼. Life Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

A pilot sits in a damaged plane cockpit during a chaotic aerial battle scene with explosions.

Name/Title

Fighter In The Sky

Description

A pilot sits in a damaged plane cockpit during a chaotic aerial battle scene with explosions.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Oil on Canvas

Subject

A man in a plane cockpit

Subject Person or Organization

Lt. A. C. Emerson

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Tom Lea

Role

Painter

Date made

circa 1942

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

El Paso, Texas

Continent

North America

Location

Location

Collection

Collection of U.S. Army Center of Military History

Date

November 12, 2025

Copyright

Copyright Holder

Catherine Lea Weeks