Description:
Original Henri Farré portfolio "Ailes Gloriuese" containing four pilot portraits and thirteen Lafayette Escuadrile images. Eight frames/matting in the portfolio are without images. Nine of the 9" W x 12" H watercolor prints are featured in Farre's book "Skyfighters of France" with depictions from 1914 through 1918. The original art exhibition took place in Philadelphia at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel. This is portfolio #5 of 300. The first Twenty-Five portfolios are luxury copies on Japanese paper. The portfolio was printed by Marotte printing company on 15 November, 1917. It is the desire of the donor Mr. Barnes to reference "The family of Mary Thaw Dilworth Barnes" when acknowledging this donation.
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