Carl Spaatz, J. E. Fechet, and Thomas Stephens [unframed photograph]
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
AbeBooks seller since August 14, 1998
Condition: Used - Very good
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The black and white photograph is approximately 10 inches by 8 inches, and has no matt. The back of the photograph has "Tommy stephens & Two Generals War Time" written in ink. The generals are Carl Spaatz and James E. Fechet. The image has the artist Thomas Stephens standing to the left, the Stephens' portrait of General Fechet in the center, and General Fechet and General Spaatz standing to the right. James Edmond Fechet (1877-1948).The first chief of the Air Corps from 1927 to 1931, Major General Fechet made a lasting mar. Men he worked with both on his staff and in other top Air Corps positions became key leaders of the Air Forces in World War II.Except for 10 months as the commandant of the Advanced Flying School, General Fechet spent the years from 1920 until he retired in December 1931 in the Office of the Chief of the Air Service. He was assistant chief of the Air Service for more than 2 1/2 years before becoming chief.Fechet was among the top of the air arm's leadership for more than a decade. Carl Andrew Spaatz (born Spatz; June 28, 1891 - July 14, 1974), was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe, he pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil production facilities as a priority. He became Chief of Staff of the newly formed United States Air Force in 1947. Thomas Edgar Stephens (November 18, 1884 - January 4, 1966) was a Welsh-American artist and portrait painter. Born in Cardiff, Wales in 1886, he studied at the Art School of Cardiff University, then at the Heatherly School in London, and then at the Académie Julian in Paris. One of the first portraits Stephens painted upon his arrival in the United States in 1929 was that of Abraham Lincoln. His portrait of Eisenhower hangs in the Smithsonian Institution's Gallery of Presidents in Washington, D.C. and his portrait of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower at Gettysburg Battlefield home. His portrait of Eisenhower appeared on the front page of Time on April 4, 1969, the issue that carries Eisenhower's obituary. Stephens also painted portraits of George C. Marshall and Douglas MacArthur and many more of the Army's foremost generals of World War II on commission from the United States Military Academy. That of MacArthur appeared on a Life magazine cover on August 28, 1950. He also painted many judges such as Fred M. Vinson and Charles Davenport Lockwood. He painted Harry Truman and the entire Eisenhower cabinet such as George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury. He also painted the Duke of Windsor. Winston Churchill allowed him to paint his portrait at Eisenhower's request. Stephens' works can be found, among other places, in the White House, the National Gallery of Art, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Pentagon, Walter Reed Hospital, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U. S. Naval Academy, the Eisenhower Museum in Abilene, Kansas, the Legion of Honor Gallery in Paris; the American Embassy in London, IBM corporate headquarters, Cornell University, Columbia University, Harvard University, the Harry Truman Library and others.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Carl Spaatz, J. E. Fechet, and Thomas Stephens [unframed photograph]
- Author
- Spaatz, Carl , and Fechet, James Edmond, and Stephens, Thomas Edgar
- Condition
- Very good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Photograph [unframed]
Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since August 14, 1998
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