Everyman, 20" x 16", Mixed-Media and Acrylic on Canvas, 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Exhibited extensively across all major collection tours.

Everyman mixed-media painting by Nova Hall. A 20x16 inch tribute to the forgotten factory workers of Ryan Airlines who built the Spirit of St. Louis. Created in 2010 under Leandro Soto, the canvas utilizes Robert Rauschenberg collage and Arte Povera methods, featuring embedded 1927 Donald A. Hall Estate Archive photographs of the aviation crew. Ideal for fine art collectors focused on historical labor and aviation history. — Everyman, 20" x 16", Mixed-Media and Acrylic on Canvas, 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Exhibited extensively across all major collection tours. · Nova Hall

Everyman is a 20-by-16-inch homage to the unsung heroes of the aviation revolution: the men working 36-hour shifts on the factory floor. Stripping away the singular focus on the pilot and the chief engineer, this portrait represents the collective exhaustion and dedication of the Ryan Airlines crew. The central figure is painted in somber, reflective blues and bruised purples, his gaze weary yet resolute. Swirling around him in the stormy, textured acrylic are authentic 1927 group photographs of the actual builders from the Donald A. Hall Estate Archive. Mentored by Leandro Soto, Nova Hall uses these Arte Povera and assemblage techniques to create a haunted, layered narrative. The faces of history’s forgotten laborers literally emerge from the paint, demanding recognition a century later.