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Physical description:
20 leaves, illustrations, facsimiles, photographs ; 15 cm
Type:
Manuscripts
Date:
1969
Notes:
Scrapbook.
"A book dedicated to Joseph H. Hirshhorn, created by his staff 11 August 1969, to commemorate a sculpture by Paul Maximilian [sic] Landowski, 'Study for the Monument to Wilbur Wright', 1918" -- memorandum laid within album. The sculpture mentioned was donated to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum by Mr. Hirshhorn, Acc. A19800133000. DSI
The album includes pen and ink notes, bibliographic notes, photocopies, images of Landowski sculptures, and a postcard signed in ink by Wilbur Wright, depicting 'Un vol a deux de Wilbur Wright.'