Dawn the World Forever Changed
Dawn the World Forever Changed
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Image size: 23 3/8"w x 16 3/16"h. Published from the artist's original work April 1995. Edition size: 1000 signed and numbered Call for quote At 3 PM, on August 4, 1945, Colonel Paul Tibbets began briefing the crew of the B-29 named Enola Gay. In the early morning hours of August 5, the crew made its final preparations. At midnight there was a final briefing. The call sign decided upon was, innocuously, "Dimples." Tibbets finished his talk: "Do your jobs. Follow your orders. Don't cut corners and don't take chances." Then the weather officer passed along last-minute information and the chaplain offered a prayer. At 2:27 AM on August 6, the engines were started. At 2:45, the Enola Gay took off. She was followed by the Great Artiste, carrying scientific instruments, and No. 91, carrying Photographic equipment. At 5:30 AM, just before dawn, Enola Gay circled above Iwo Jima. At 8:15:17 AM, the bomb-bay doors opened and the first atomic bomb fell toward Hiroshima. Sixteen hours later, President Harry S. Truman once again called upon the Japanese to surrender. We also do beautiful custom framing. Call us at 1-800-255-6498 (toll free in U.S. and Canada), or 1-661-298-2038, or use our Contact Form for more information or to request a quote on any art by William Phillips. For fastest service, please include your phone number in your message. |