Bessie Coleman: Flying the Blues

The Bessie Coleman Flying the Blues Blog takes a look at the life of pioneering aviatrix Bessie Coleman. She was admired for her death defying skills as an airshow barnstormer. Because of her race, Bessie had to go to France to receive flight training where she earn an international pilots license. Coleman died in 1926 in a plane crash in Jacksonville, FL on April 30th. Coleman's dream of opening a school inspired her followers to form the schools that trained the Tuskegee Airmen.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Creating a Statue for Bessie Coleman

Poli-Tainment, Inc. is looking at different ideas on having a Bessie Coleman memorial statue placed at the Jacksonville International Airport in Florida. This is the city where Queen Bess, an aviatrix pioneer, fell 2,000 feet from her airplane - one day before an airshow she was to headline.

We will begin a fundraising campaign to pay for the statue after we find the best artist and know the price.

A life-size bronze art piece seems to be a top contender. We encourage anyone who has interest to present ideas. This project is not specific to the memorial city. All admirers in all countries are encouraged to submit ideas.

All donor names will be a part of the memorial.

We will continue to pursue ideas to honor Brave Bessie.

1 comment:

UnknownFebruary 15, 2022 at 3:24 PM
Is this fund raiser still happening? is the statue already created and installed?
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