General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

paper; card stock matte; cardboard backing reinforced with packing tape; plexiglass glazing; wooden frame; steel hanging ring

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

58.2 cm

Width

48.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

2.2 cm

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Markham

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

8 cartoons: 7 dated 1942; 1 dated 1943 by artist

Canada

having served in the RAF since ca. 1935; Mr. Markham moved to Canada in 1949 where he was an officer in the RCAF until 1966, after which he worked at the National Research Council in Ottawa

Function

display

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

caption on matte below images reads: "Some contemporary sketches by Wing Commander Philip Markham/1942"; artist signature on 7 images reads: "Pip 42"; artist signature on 1 image reads: Pip "43"; captions on individual pictures (top row - bottom row, left to right) read: "30+...!"; THE PADRE JUST GOT THREE/CONFIRMED!'; "DROGUE TOWING"; "PIECE OF CAKE"; "AND THERE i WAS..."; [no caption]; "we can't do any more/for you, Sarge"; ROYAL AIR FORCE/STORY WITHOUT WORDS"; lettering hand printed in marker on back reads: "SKETCHES PROPERTY OF/MRS PHILIP MARKHAM"

Missing

N/A

Finish

8 colour pictures; white matte; frame painted medium gray; clear glazing

Decoration

8 hand painted cartoons