by Nova Hall | Apr 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 1927, amidst the excitement of Charles Lindbergh’s historic flight, Donald A. Hall, Chief Engineer, left an indelible mark on aviation history. But behind every great accomplishment lies a personal journey. After the Spirit of St. Louis soared into the annals...
by Nova Hall | Jul 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
RE: Aviation Art, History and My Art Our journey began when I was enrolled in a class at ASU, and it was during that time that my painting mentor, Leandro Soto, who also happened to be a professor at the university, encouraged me to delve into painting. Despite having...
by Nova Hall | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
This is my second part of this blog subject. As such I’m going to go into how to collect an aviation artist. Most aviation art is in a realistic or hyper-realistic style, so I’ll focus on that. Aviation art holds a special allure for pilots and history collectors,...
by Nova Hall | Mar 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Spirit and Creator: The Mysterious Man Behind Lindbergh’s Flight to Paris Published 2002 Introduction from the book My grandfather passed away in 1968, eight years before I was born. What I knew of him was limited to stories. Not of a gifted...
by Nova Hall | Jan 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Using the portable Cruze Museum art and document scanner for the Donald A. Hall estate’s blueprints of the Spirit of St. Louis (originals from the files of Donald A. Hall Sr.) Matthew Owens (owner, Board Member) and Nova Hall (Chairman/President), filmed by Dawn...