The Chief Engineer, 16" x 12", Mixed-Media on Canvas, 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Exhibited extensively across all major collection tours and Arizona State University (ASU).

The Chief Engineer mixed-media portrait by Nova Hall. A 16x12 inch contemporary fine art painting of Donald A. Hall Sr., the genius behind the Spirit of St. Louis. Created under the observation of Leandro Soto using Robert Rauschenberg assemblage techniques and Arte Povera principles. Incorporates original 1927 Donald A. Hall Estate Archive photographs. Highly sought by aviation art collectors and museum archives seeking historical aerospace narratives. — The Chief Engineer, 16" x 12", Mixed-Media on Canvas, 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Exhibited extensively across all major collection tours and Arizona State University (ASU). · Nova Hall

A psychological masterwork measuring 16 by 12 inches, The Chief Engineer is Nova Hall’s ultimate, visceral tribute to his grandfather, Donald A. Hall Sr. The canvas vibrates with intense, cross-hatched strokes of crimson, magenta, and electric blue—channeling the profound emotional palettes of Marc Chagall to depict a young man on the precipice of changing the world. The piercing, luminous blue eyes are painted with the exact intensity found in the 1927 archival photographs. Hovering at the crown of the composition, embedded directly into the substrate via Robert Rauschenberg’s assemblage techniques, are the authentic, torn photographs that inspired the work. Watched over by mentor Leandro Soto—who recognized the piece's innate perfection and offered zero corrections—the painting embraces the unpolished, raw materiality of Arte Povera to capture the brilliant, burning intellect of aviation’s forgotten architect.