John Glenn Archives

Artifacts Collection

Artworks Category
 
Category Item Number Description
Annie Glenn 1232 Blue and white quilt featuring squares containing various photographs of John and Annie Glenn digitally embossed on cloth, presented to Annie Glenn in 1998 by Bernadine P. Stetzel of Fremont, Ohio.
Annie Glenn 1234 Red, white, and blue quilt featuring a patriotic eagle and flag motif made for Annie Glenn in 1993 by Bernadine P. Stetzel of Fremont, Ohio to commemorate the Persian Gulf War.
Annie Glenn 1265 Wooden jigsaw cut-out of "John - Anna - Sweethearts" sent to Annie Glenn by Duane H. Jensen of Logan, Utah in December 1998.
Military 52 Artist's model, in plaster, of the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial Statue depicting the raising of the U.S. flag over Mt. Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. (presented to John Glenn in the 1960s by the sculptor, Felix DeWeldon)
NASA 452 Sand sculpture "John Glenn and the Moon," no artist, no date.
NASA 592 Wooden framed, hammered copper plate with the U.S. Marine Corps insignia and inscription "Always Faithful - Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. - Astronaut - Friendship 7 - February 20, 1962" sent to John Glenn by Valrye Hibbard.
NASA 597 Painting, on wood, of the Friendship 7 spacecraft being hoisted aboard the destroyer, U.S.S. Noa, no artist, no date.
NASA 604 Hand-made quilt featuring twenty-five color drawings about John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight by the students of St. Bernadette/St. Mary's School in Lancaster, Ohio.
NASA 620 Hand-knotted area rug/wall hanging featuring an image of the Friendship 7 spacecraft, with wording "Tri-Orbital Flight by J.H. Glenn 2-20-62" made by the Liberty Rug Manufacturing Company of Taipei, Taiwan.
NASA 658 Framed image of a rocket on a launch pad made from various small pieces of wood inlay and inscribed "Glenn - 1962."
NASA 659 Quilted wall hanging of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95, made by Lorelei Shepard, 1998.
NASA 703 Portrait of John Glenn in his Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 space suit painted upon a metal saw blade, sent to John Glenn by Sara Hartwell of Danville, Georgia, 1999.
NASA 1150 Hand-crocheted U.S. flag made by Mrs. Harry Haff, Jr. of Seaford, New York, sent to John Glenn following his Friendship 7 space flight. (considered by Glenn to be one of the best items he received from the public due to his space flight - as quoted in a 1964 newspaper clipping)
NASA 1233 Multi-colored, checkered quilt featuring planets, stars, and the Friendship 7 spacecraft sent to John Glenn in 1962 by an unknown admirer.
NASA 1235 Wooden framed coffee table top containing a stylized ceramic tile mosaic of the Friendship 7 spacecraft, sent to John Glenn in the 1960s.
NASA 1269 Circular, stained glass image of a space shuttle, in a round wooden frame, presented to John Glenn by Unique Design Stained Glass of Meredith, New Hampshire, no date, c.2003.
Post-Senate 1322 Jig-saw cut wooden block featuring a hand-painted façade of the John Glenn Gymnasium at Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, signed by the artist, Gail Duke, no date, circa 2000s.
Post-Senate 1323 Jig-saw cut wooden block featuring a hand-painted façade of the John Glenn High School in New Concord, Ohio, signed by the artist, Gail Duke, no date, circa 2000s.
Post-Senate 1324 Jig-saw cut wooden block featuring a hand-painted façade of the New Concord (Ohio) Elementary School, by Gail Duke, no date, circa 2000s.
Post-Senate 1325 Jig-saw cut wooden block featuring a hand-painted façade of the John and Annie Glenn Museum in New Concord, Ohio, inscribed to the Glenns by the artist, Gail Duke, March 5, 2001.
Post-Senate 1332 Pair of whimsical airplane themed ceramic sculptures, one marked "Bencini - Italy," no date.
Senate 453 Sculpture of a winged horse on a wooden base with brass plate inscribed "Free Spirit," sent to John Glenn by Peter H. Kostmayer, October 5, 1982.
Senate 598 Wooden block with carvings of John and Annie Glenn, the Friendship 7 spacecraft, and the dome of U.S. Capitol, presented to John Glenn by the National Association of Postmasters of the United States, May 14, 1991.
Senate 601 Wooden framed copper plate containing an etching of a map of the world, bought by John Glenn in London, circa early 1980s.
Senate 607 Wooden framed, limited edition marble tile etched with images of various historic buildings in Perry County, Ohio, presented to John Glenn on September 11, 1994.
Senate 622 Framed and matted cross-stitched map of Ohio presented to John Glenn by Girl Scout Troop 47, Bettsville, Ohio, 1987.
Senate 630 Wooden framed, etched brass facsimile of the Declaration of Independence. (from Glenn's Senate office)
Senate 733 Brass sculpture, on a wooden base, of a pair of hands together in prayer, no inscription or date. (from Glenn's Senate office)
Senate 783 Large cream, tan, and brown colored quilt featuring a star pattern. (from Glenn's Senate office)