RMA Aranui in flight
Maker and role
Keith Smith, Artist
Production date
1980
Object detail
Accession number
06-468
Maker
Description
Framed colour painting depicting the RMA Aranui, a Short S45a Solent flying boat, in flight to the right above clouds. The body of the airplane is mainly white with a blue belly. The TEAL logo is on the nose. RMA Aranui is painted behind the cockpit windows. The tail is mainly white with a blue strip that contains the TEAL logo and the word TEAL. New Zealand appears below TEAL on the white section. Most of the registration ZK-AMO can be seen on the body of the plane close to the tail.
Marks
K. Smith 22/1/80 Hand-written
RMA "Aranui" Solent now in the possession of the Museum of Transport and Technology Auckland specially painted in these colours by K Smith Blenheim oil paints Hand-written
RMA "Aranui" Solent now in the possession of the Museum of Transport and Technology Auckland specially painted in these colours by K Smith Blenheim oil paints Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 painting (framed) : colour ; 55 x 100 cm.
Credit Line
Keith Smith. 1980. RMA Aranui in flight, 06-468. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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