Description: Herb Fichter Nostalgia II - The Red Baron This limited edition etching with embossed clouds by Herb Fichter is in beautiful condition. This is a wonderful collector's item! The image size 6.5 inches tall x 4.5 inches wide Framed size 10.75 inches tall x 8.75 inches wide Herb Fichter received a scholarship to New York School of Fine and Applied Arts, Parsons, NY, attended Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, and Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C. His ten-year apprenticeship with the U. S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing to become a bank note engraver began in June 1941. Interrupted by WWII, Herb enlisted in the U.S. Army, and served 3 1/2 years including 294 days in combat under General Patton. He received five battle stars and the Medal of Verdun. He resumed his apprenticeship with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in December 1945. Later moving to the private sector with Jeffries Bank-Note of Los Angeles in 1962, he became Chief Engraver. Although Herb won many awards during his career, one of his greatest honors was that of invitation in 1951 to exhibit his engravings in a One Man Show at the Smithsonian Institutein Washington, D. C. Later that year two pieces of Herb's work were placed in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. Other permanent collections are in the Kennedy Memorial Library, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Mercantile Money Museum, and the American Print Collection. Herb is best known for his engravings of vintage airplanes, trains, historical vignettes, and portraiture. Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Price: 165 USD
Location: Reno, Nevada
End Time: 2024-12-15T17:53:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Herb Fichter
Type: Etching
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Features: Embossed
Material: Matte Paper, Paper
Subject: Aircraft, Aviation
