OJ-2 Observation Plane USN is a painting by Gene Ritchhart which was uploaded on November 8th, 2009.
OJ-2 Observation Plane USN
This is a Berliner-Joyce OJ-2 observation aircraft flying over the USS Chicago heavy cruiser.The Chicao was sunk in 1943 in the Solomon Islands by... more
Original - Sold
Price
$125
Dimensions
24.000 x 18.000 inches
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Title
OJ-2 Observation Plane USN
Artist
Gene Ritchhart
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
This is a Berliner-Joyce OJ-2 observation aircraft flying over the USS Chicago heavy cruiser.The Chicao was sunk in 1943 in the Solomon Islands by Japaneese torpedo planes.
The aircraft was desined by Emile Berliner and entered service in 1932/33. This type of aircraft served the U.S.Navy until 1941 with only four lost due to accidents.These accidents had NO loss of life.The float plane was actually designated an OJ-3 because of the addition of the floats.
Few people would recongnize the name Berliner but his work affected us all. He is known to us as the inventor of the parquet floor, the microphone and flat phonograph record. But most of all for the RCA Victor dog 'Nipper'.
Uploaded
November 8th, 2009
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Comments (3)
Karen Peterson
Hi Gene, This is a nice painting. Good perspective. Overlap is your 'friend'. I see what you mean about the propellers. Thanks for the tip.
Haldy Gifford
Gene: Thanks for the attaboy. This painting just appeared at an upscale show of regional realists here on the east coast. I was out of my depth, though I did sell 60% of my work. This painting hasn't sold yet, but there is a certain degree of interest. The currator put it off in the corner since it didn't match the feel of the rest of the show which was upscale decorative stuff in the $5000 to $10,000 range. I had one guy come in and burst into tears when he saw it. He had pulled a year of honor guard duty duroing the vietnam war. Another fellow who was extremely moved had been a consultant for IBM at Dover Airforce base as a civilian for 7 months. He ended up getting counseling from the base shrink. I never served, I am a birthright Quaker, but I do correspond regularly with kids serving in Iraq and Afganistan. Though I am a pacifist I admire the sacrifice of people who serve, which allows me the freedom to express my views on war. A bit of a contradiction but the only way I can mentally juggle my positions. On another front, since you do a lot of photography is there a trick to photographing your art work without distorting the image in a fish eye sense. Am I too close? And in yet another digression I love your faded glory phot and with your permisssion would love to use it as a model for a painting in the future, where I'll put it on a pennsylvania Farmhouse, of farm out building. I will credit the reference to you with your permission. Haldy Gifford