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109 2280 entwurfssKiZZe Entwurf: Raymond Loewy, 1962. Ausführung für das Air Force One Flugzeug des US-amerikanischen Präsidenten John F. Kenndy, 1962. Feder und Tusche, Aluminium-Papier, Farbe (blau, türkis, rot, weiß und gelb). Datiert, signiert und nummeriert: „No 4A“, „Air Force One“, „Original 1962“, „Shown to JFK and adopted“, „Raymond Loewy“. Alterssp. 58 x 76 cm 10000,– In seinem Buch Industrial Design, in dem Abbildungen seiner Entwürfe zu sehen sind, schrieb Raymond Loewy über dieses Projekt:Provenienz: Fischer Fine Art London. A sketch / inscribed, designed by Raymond Loewy, 1962, for the U.S. Presidential Aeroplane Air Force One. Pen and ink, aluminum paper, body-colour (blue, turquoise, red, white & yellow) and transferred lettering. „No 4a“, signed „Raymond Loewy“, „Original 1962“, „Shown to JFK and adopted“. In his book Industrial Design, where the original markings are shown in photographs, Raymond Loewy wrote about this project. Provenance: Fischer Fine Art London. In his book Industrial Design, where the original markings are shown in photographs, Raymond Loewy wrote about this project: "I was unimpressed by the gaudy red exterior markings and what see- med to me the amateurish graphics of Air Force One, which I saw in 1963 when President Kennedy visited Plam Springs. A friend of mine, General Godfrey McHugh, air attaché to the president, asked me. "Why don´t you suggest a new design idea?" He said that a new Air Force One was being built and suggested that I redesign the markings. In an unofficial way and without compensation, I agreed to try. After JFK and Godfrey returned to Washington, I received a phone call from my friend telling me that the president wished to meet with me. I flew to the White House, the beginning of a remarkable relationship. Air Force One was Kennedy´s baby. He and I showed him four different versions, large color drawings about thirty inches wide, of the exterior markings. In every case I had replaced red by a luminous ultramarine blue. There were also various versions of simple classic typography. Kennedy became increasingly interested and suggested slught modifi- cations. For our appointment, I brought along sheets of coloured paper, scissors, razor blades, and rubber cement. Since his desk in the Oval Office was relatively small, we just sat on the floor cutting out colored paper shapes and working out various ideas. We had three such sessi- ons lasting about an hour each and he finally approved a design quite simular to one of my early suggestions."