United Airlines has unveiled a colorful Boeing 757 paying tribute to the New York/New Jersey served from its Newark Liberty International Hub.
Designed by artist Corinne Antonelli, the Boeing 757 features iconic imagery from the two states including the historic Red Mill in New Jersey, the New York City skyline and the Statue of Liberty.
Ms. Antonelli designed the aircraft as part of United’s Her Art Here contest, a competition that gave female artists a one-in-a kind chance to use an aircraft as their canvas.
The airline says that having their designs on an aircraft provides artists with a traveling canvas that flies on average 1.6 million miles and 476 cross-country trips.
“It still feels like I am dreaming! I have seen the design on paper countless times, but now to see it, at its full scale in the physical world, there are no words to describe how proud I feel,’’ said Anotelli, who lives in Washington New Jersey.
“My goal as an artist is to have people experience my art rather than just view it in a gallery, therefore having it displayed on an airplane has certainly been the most rewarding feeling I’ve ever experienced in my art career.”
Watch the video of the plane being painted:
The Her Art Here contest asked artists who identified as women to visually represent either New York/New Jersey or California, two key markets for the airline.
They needed to combine the company’s mission, in this case the globe on the tail, with how they saw their communities.
Entries were scored by a panel of judges based on contest criteria and winners were determined based on a combination of judging scores and public voting.
United said the California livery will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
