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Erik Lindbergh's grandfather, Charles
Lindbergh, flew the first solo, nonstop
flight across the Atlantic Ocean in
1927.Erik continues his grandfather's
legacy through adventures in space
and artistry. In 2002,he retraced his
grandfather's New York to Paris flight
in a small single-engine aircraft. This
journey, documented by the History
Channel, raised money for charity and
prompted a call from the President
recognizing his flight as inspiring
the country after the tragedy of
September 11.
Erik is vice-chairman of the
Lindbergh Foundation, a non-profit
organization dedicated to furthering
his grandparents ' vision of balancing
technological advances with
environmental preservation, and a
trustee of the X Prize Foundation,
which promotes commercial and
private passenger space flight. He
grew up on Bainbridge Island and
lives in an environmentally-efficient
straw bale house in the area.
Dreams of Flight, The Island Gallery's exhibit of Erik Lindbergh's work, reflects his twin
passions of flight and art. Wood
and bronze airplanes and rockets
take off toward rustic satellites and
planets. A unique wooden baby
cradle brings these soaring dreams
to a new generation. Erik notes, "Last
year, Burt Rutan's Space Ship One
captured the $10 million Ansari
XPRIZE, inspiring the next generation
of astronauts, entrepreneurs, and
explorers to once again dream
about our future in space. I feel like
I am one step closer to a childhood
dream of flying into space - a part
of me did fly. Burt carried seven of
my bronze sculptures into space on
X2,the final XPRIZE winning flight
of SpaceShipOne." One of these
sculptures is exhibited in the show.
The Island Gallery exhibit coincides
with both the 2005 X Prize Cup
Week held in New Mexico during
the first week of October and
worldwide celebrations of World
Space Week, marking the anniversary
of SpaceShipOne,the flrst private
manned winner of the Ansari X Prize
in 2004,and Sputnik, the first orbital
launch in 1957.
September 30 - October 31, 2005. Dreams of Flight: The Soaring Artistry of Erik Lindbergh.
Erik Lindbergh’s unique wood and bronze works
capture mankind’s expanding horizons of flight and space in Dreams of Flight.
(see press release)
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