Periscope, 20" x 16", Mixed-Media and Acrylic on Canvas, 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Exhibited widely at university and gallery shows (excluding the West Valley Art Museum and Fantasy of Flight).

Periscope mixed-media painting by Nova Hall. A 20x16 inch contemporary artwork detailing the controversial custom periscope installed on the Spirit of St. Louis. Created under Leandro Soto utilizing Robert Rauschenberg collage and Arte Povera techniques with original 1927 Donald A. Hall Estate Archive imagery. Exhibited widely, this piece appeals to aviation engineers, historians, and fine art collectors. — Periscope, 20" x 16", Mixed-Media and Acrylic on Canvas, 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Exhibited widely at university and gallery shows (excluding the West Valley Art Museum and Fantasy of Flight). · Nova Hall

Measuring 20 by 16 inches, Periscope visually dissects one of the most radical, and debated, engineering anomalies of the Spirit of St. Louis. Because Donald A. Hall Sr. placed the 400-gallon fuel tank directly in front of the cockpit to prevent the pilot from being crushed, Lindbergh flew entirely blind, necessitating a custom periscope. Yet, historical consensus suggests Lindbergh rarely used it, preferring to slip the aircraft to see forward. The painting captures this tension, swirling with thick, turbulent eddies of blue, red, and silver acrylic that mimic disrupted airflow. Two stark, yellow-rimmed ocular portals dominate the center, surrounded by embedded 1927 archival photographs from the Donald Hall Estate. The chaotic, layered application—honed under Leandro Soto—transforms a piece of obscure aviation trivia into a profound meditation on blindness, trust, and the desperate mechanics of survival.