Focus on British Air Transport (painting) and explain the History.
The painting was commissioned by the British Airports Authority in 1969 to mark the opening of Heathrow Terminal 1, London. It is of oil paint and tempera on three plywood panels of 1.55 metres in height and totalling 8.44 metres (27.7 ft) in length. A number of the photographs used to plan the painting were supplied by the Flight photographic library.It was unveiled at Heathrow's Terminal One on 17 April 1969 by Prince Philip, in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II. From 1969 to 2015, it remained on display at the Terminal before being sold by Roseberys of London for £3,800 in 2016. In 2018, it was loaned by the Maas Gallery to the Historic Croydon Airport Trust to be displayed in the original Croydon Airport (now Airport House) booking hall.
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