Parachute Jump, 1941

2022 oil/acylic on canvas 42 in. x 34 in. x 1.25 in.

backstory: My dad, Edward J. Tisdell, worked on the construction of the Parachute Jump when it was moved to Coney Island from its original site at the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing, Queens. He also agreed to test it out when construction was completed.