St. Louis Lambert International Airport

To celebrate STL's 100th anniversary, the airport is installing a glass artwork honoring Major Albert Bond Lambert by artist Martin Donlin.  The majority of Donlin&#’;scelebrate STL's 100th anniversary, the airport is installing a glass artwork honoring Major Albert Bond Lambert by artist Martin Donlin.  The majority of Donlin's projects work on a variety of levels, with bold images for impact, yet containing small intricate detils to be seen close up.  

The artwork is inspired by the life and legacy of Major Lambert from his early enthusiasm and support for aeronauts to actually becoming a balloon and air pilot himself. The design contains a variety of images including a diagram of a hot air balloon and aircraft from throughout aviation history that have significant ties to the St. Louis region. It includes two images of Lambert - one as a young man at the controls of an early Wright Brothers plane with Orville Wright. The central image shows a globe with the trajectory of a flight taking off from St Louis circling the globe and heading for the stars. The artwork will be installed in January 2021. The glass artwork was paid for with private funds through its Art of Travel program.

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