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Blue Angels Precision Formation from the Stands

The stands are full of people with the blue angels flying in formation overhead.
Description: Painting, Watercolor on Paper; By Charles Demetropoulos; 1962; Unframed Dimensions 23H X 31W
Accession #: 88-161-JX
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The artist witnessed the arrival of the Blue Angels at Naval Air Station South Weymouth, Massachusetts. According to the artist, the airplanes were returning from Newport, RI, where they had just performed for President John F. Kennedy on 16 September 1962.

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