Her Art Here
The Facts
On February 28, 2019, United Airlines announced a contest for female/cisgender/transgender/woman-aligned/non-binary artists to honor Women’s History Month. Designated “Her Art Here”, the competition allowed United States residents a chance to display a work of art representing New York and New Jersey or California on two Boeing 757s. The designs would go through a multitude of stages before being painted on the plane, including the artist first submitting a video, their artwork set, and their composition to a specialized United website. Three contenders for each region would be selected by judges, United’s main executives, and the final livery would be decided by the public in a poll.
Both winners, Corrine Antonelli for New York/New Jersey and Tsungwei Moo for California, received 10,000 dollars. Additionally, they were gifted 100,000 United MileagePlus miles and had their work displayed in United Club and United Polaris locations, as well as in a gallery.
United’s 757s fly a multitude of routes, including cross-country flights, transatlantic routes, and Hawaiian trips, which create many opportunities to spot these liveries.
The Liveries
The New York/New Jersey features Antonelli’s hometown at the front of the aircraft, a globe, representing United’s connectivity worldwide, in the middle of the fuselage, and the New York skyline at the rear of the plane.
The California livery features the Pacific Ocean, palm trees, the Golden Gate Bridge, mountains, and “sunglasses”, painted around the cockpit windows.
The Aircraft
The aircraft featuring the New York Livery, N14102, was (most likely) flown to Amarillo (AMA) to be repainted, and came to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to operate its first revenue flights with the new livery on September 21, 2019 (9/21/19).
Airframe Information
| Operator | Livery | Aircraft | Registration | Delivery Date | Airframe Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | New York/New Jersey Livery | Boeing 757-224(WL) | N14102 | June 1994 (To Continental Air Lines) | 25.4 Years |
N14106, the 757 displaying the California livery, was ferried from Amarillo (AMA) to San Fransisco (SFO) to operate its first revenue flights on October 9, 2019 (10/9/19).
Airframe Information
| Operator | Livery | Aircraft | Registration | Delivery Date | Airframe Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | California Livery | Boeing 757-224(WL) | N14106 | September 1994 (To Continental Air Lines) | 25.1 Years |
Credit
Picture 1 Credit
(© eturbonews.com)
Picture 2 Credit
(© worldairlinenews.com)
Picture 3 Credit
(© worldairlinenews.com)
Picture 4 Credit
(© Sofia Firmino)
Note
Thanks to @Dr_Richie for this topic!
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