David K. Stone: Howard Hughes

Artist: David K. Stone
1922 - 2001
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1987
Image Size: 20.75 by 17.75 inches
Overall Size: 27 by 23.75 inches
Medium: Oil on Masonite

A man of mystery, Howard Hughes was one of the most intriguing figures in American aviation. He inherited Hughes Tools when he was only nineteen, and transformed it into a vast empire. In the early 1930s Hughes founded his own company, Hughes Aircraft, and designed his earliest airplane for high-speed flight. Hughes flew his first plane in 1935 at 352 miles per hour, breaking all existing land speed records. Two years later he set a new transcontinental record. Hughes' greatest accomplishment came one year later, when he and his crew circumnavigated the globe in three days, nineteen hours and twelve minutes, cutting Wiley Post's five-year-old record in half. After his round-the-world expedition, Hughes returned to business. He bought controlling interest in Transcontinental and Western Airlines (TWA) to introduce improvements in passenger and transport planes. Hughes sketched a design for a new passenger plane named the Constellation. This fifty-passenger aircraft had a cruising speed of three hundred miles per hour, and the capability of flying nonstop from Los Angeles to New York. Hughes was honored with several awards for his many contributions to the world of aviation, including the Octave Chanute Award, the Colliers Trophy and the Harmon Trophy. He was also awarded a Congressional Medal in 1941.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Fred Smith Commemorative Cover postmarked November 7, 1987. 790

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