Hi! I'm new here...I hesitate to say it, but I am a flight attendant with a big love for aviation! My first job was on an F-27, tons of fun! Now I work on Boeings. I am an Air Force brat (Dad was EOD) and grew up "on base". Favorite aircraft: XB-70
I recently found a great little painting at a second hand store and have scoured the internet...to no avail. Does anyone know anything about this?
The fuselage has "MACH 7" on the side. The truck says "Michelin Transervice".
I googled the only info on the piece, a sticker on back that read "House of 10,000 Frames, Greenville, SC 4/89". As it turns out the owner of the frame shop, Earl Russell Jr., passed away this week. His obituary states:
"Earl was a U.S. Navy veteran, Aviation Electronics Technician, and later earned a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration- Accounting from Georgia State University. On June 14, 1958, he married Mary Barnwell Aiken.
While in Atlanta, GA, Earl worked as a Budget Analyst for Lockheed Aircraft. He then moved his family to Greenville, SC, where he opened and ran The House of 10,000 Picture Frames for nearly 30 years."
I also found that a Michelin plant opened in Greenville, SC in 1975. I am thinking perhaps this was commisioned for that plant's executive offices...
Any insight is appreciated. Thanks!