United Airlines has given life to the dreams of one female artist, putting her ideas and inspiration as the livery on one of their Boeing 757s.
What are the details?
Local New Jersey artist Corinne Antonelli recently won a contest by United to design a new unique livery for one of the airlines Boeing 757s. The contest 'Her Art Here' was designed to promote female participation in the arts. As outlined in the United press release, 51% of all artists are women but only 13% have artwork on display in the United States.
The contest was open to all women artists, as well as those who identify as a woman, including cisgender, transgender, woman-aligned or non-binary. The only other restriction is that they had to reside in the United States. United asked artists to design a mural that represented the cross country journey from New York to California that the aircraft performs every day.
After a long and hard contest, United chose one winning New York design and one California Design, and worked with the artists to bring them to life.
United's Boeing 757 fleet
United is one of the last airlines in the world to still be using and operating Boeing 757s on a regular basis. Currently, the carrier has 75 757s in service (54 757-200s and 21 757-200s) with two scheduled for retirement. Those plans, however, have been delayed as their planned replacement aircraft, the Boeing 737 MAX, has yet to have its grounding lifted.
As the United Boeing 757 fleet is so large and they play a critical role in trans-continent journeys, it is likely Ms.Antonellis artwork will be flying for many years to come.
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