Cartoon Hero, 69" x 46", Mixed-Media, Sumi Ink, and Archival Newsprint on Unstretched Canvas (Tapestry Format), 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Exhibited across all major collection tours.

Cartoon Hero large mixed-media tapestry by Nova Hall. An unstretched 69x46 inch canvas utilizing sumi ink, acrylic, and original 1927 newspaper from the Donald A. Hall Estate Archive. This Robert Rauschenberg-inspired assemblage critiques the unrealistic global idolization and subsequent fall of Charles Lindbergh. Exhibited extensively across all Flying Over Time museum tours. Highly desirable for contemporary fine art collectors focusing on historical critique. — Cartoon Hero, 69" x 46", Mixed-Media, Sumi Ink, and Archival Newsprint on Unstretched Canvas (Tapestry Format), 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Exhibited across all major collection tours. · Nova Hall

Hanging unconstrained like a medieval tapestry, the massive 69-by-46-inch Cartoon Hero is a biting, physical deconstruction of celebrity mythos. The canvas is saturated in jarring yellows and stark sumi ink, aggressively outlining a distorted, almost grotesque caricature of Charles Lindbergh. The portrait critiques the unrealistic, two-dimensional idolization of the aviator in 1927—and foreshadows his eventual, deeply controversial fall from global grace. The surface is heavily armored with original, hand-selected 1927 newspapers recovered from Donald Hall Sr.’s steamer trunk, which Nova has unapologetically drawn over with thick, inky brushstrokes. This clash of authentic historical text and abrasive contemporary illustration perfectly executes the subversive, assemblage ideals of Robert Rauschenberg, demanding the viewer question the very nature of the heroes history chooses to print.