Charles Elwood Chuck Yeager (born 1923), the American who was the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. On 14 October 1947, Yeager was released in a Bell X1 aircraft (seen here) from beneath a B29 bomber at an altitude of 6800 metres over Muroc, California, USA. It was powered by a fourchamber XLR11 rocket engine that generated 26.5 kilonewtons of thrust. This pushed the aircraft to 1078 kilometres per hour at an altitude of 12,800 metres, equivalent to 1.015 times the speed of sound. Yeager unofficially named the aircraft Glamorous Glennis after his wife. It is now a museum exhibit in Washington, USA. Photographed in 1947.
Transportation Art
Partake in a sailing regatta or feel the wind in your hair cruising in a ‘Vette. Go places without leaving home. Give wings to self-expression with our transportation art collection.
Pick the perfect ride for your walls from mega jets, cool kayaks to vintage race cars. Get them wall-ready and fabulous in our handcrafted frames, starting at $59. Famous works of art from this collection include Monet’s Sailboat, Sleep Balloon by Nancy Tillman. Vapor Helicopter by Banksy.
Figurative Art
Think reality delights? You bet your walls do too. So, why not introduce them to our collection of figurative art. Make acquaintance with inspiring muses of famous masters or get a glimpse of pop culture icons caught on camera. Any masterpieces you choose will give your space a unique story to share in our handcrafted frames.
This genre of art involves a realistic depiction of living as well as inanimate objects. Artists like Jean Michel Basquiat, Norman Rockwell, and Banksy are renowned for giving a platform to cultural commentary and human experiences through their art.
