ARTIST: Steve Ferguson (American, born 1946)
TITLE: Plane - Beech Staggerwing
MEDIUM: gouache on board
CONDITION: Very good.
ART SIZE: 17 x 14 inches / 43 x 35 cm
BOARD SIZE: 20 x 15 inches / 50 x 38 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
PROVENANCE: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
NOTE: This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 32c Staggerwing Classic Collection Series stamp issued July 19, 1997. The Beech Model 17 was called the Staggerwing because the enclosed-cabin biplane's lower wing was set well in front of the upper wing. It achieved national notice in 1936, when Louise Thaden became the first woman to win America's prestigious coast-to-coast trophy race. Women, in fact, took three of the first five places -- with Laura Ingalls placing second and Amelia Earhart fifth. Thaden's victory was all the more special, considering she flew the Staggerwing biplane instead of one of the sleek monoplanes favored by most of the other contestants. With co-pilot Blanche Noyes, Thaden flew from New York to Los Angeles in a stunning 14 hours and 55 minutes, setting a new mark for women pilots.
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Steve is known best for creating vibrant and passionate pieces of art. He started his training at the age of 34 and had his first exhibition in Sussex a year later. He channels his inspiration from nature, texture and form with the inspiration of many great artists past and present and particularly from the Cornish artists and sculptors. For the past nine years he has been selling his work at Greenwich Art and Craft market in London. In the past two year his work has been displayed successfully in galleries in Sussex and further a field. Galleries in which Steven's work can be viewed are Io Gallery in Brighton, The Wood Store in Brighton Green tree Gallery at Borde hill gardens in West Sussex, Gallery fifty five in Hampshire, Fisherton mill Gallery in Sailsbury, Saltbox Gallery in York and Doghouse Gallery in Belfast.