Begin with belief.
Go after your idea even when others don’t understand.
A TRUE STORY OF COURAGE, PREPARATION, AND PERSISTENCE
Give someone you care about the courage to go after their dream.
An unlikely dream. A pioneer aviator.
A story that could change how someone sees their own possibilities.
HISTORY THAT STILL SPEAKS TO US
One extraordinary life.
Possibilities for your own.
ART SMITH · PIONEER AVIATORTHE DREAMER THAT WOULDN’T LET GO
He wanted to fly.
So he started building.
At fifteen, Art Smith decided to build an airplane. He had no money, no instructor, and no proven path to follow. People called his dream foolish.
Art failed, crashed, rebuilt, learned, and kept going until he became one of America’s most celebrated pioneer aviators.
His life was full of adventure, invention, love, and real danger. Fearless tells his story and shows us how courage, preparation, and persistence can help us follow our own dreams.
Step into Art’s world
Big dreams often look
impossible at first.
Fear, doubt, and criticism can stop us before we even start.
A STORY TO CARRY INTO YOUR OWN LIFE
What can Art’s journey
teach you?
Prepare. Then act.
Think it through. Get ready. Don’t let fear stop you from taking action.
Let others help.
Ask for help and surround yourself with people who believe in you.
Learn. Rebuild. Try again.
When things go wrong, learn from it. Make changes. Try again.
Grow. Make a contribution.
Go after something big. Grow along the way. Use your talents and passions to make a difference in the world.
INSIDE FEARLESS
More than an
aviation biography.
A true story of adventure, romance, and invention along with questions that connect Art’s life to your own.
- Art Smith’s remarkable true story
- Historic photographs from the early years of aviation
- Questions that connect Art’s experiences to your own dreams
- A timeline placing his achievements in context
- An inspiring reminder that persistence requires both courage and careful thinking
A GIFT WITH SOMETHING TO SAY
Give a gift that makes
a lasting difference.
Give someone you care about a story that inspires them to follow their own dream.
Fearless is an encouraging gift for teenagers, graduates, young adults, emerging entrepreneurs, aviation enthusiasts, or anyone who needs the courage to begin, or begin again.
Give the Book ↗Step into
Art Smith’s world.
Explore rare photographs and film clips of Art Smith that bring his story in Fearless to life.
Original gallery collection: Collection of SFO Museum, Gift of Edwin I. Power, Jr. and Linda L. Liscom. Used by permission.
29 photographs and film clips · Select any image to explore.
01
Early Years
Art, his airplanes, and the people around him in the early years of flight.
02
Art at the 1915 Exposition
Art, his airplane, and the people who came to watch him fly in San Francisco.
03
Night Flights
Photographs and film clips of Art’s spectacular night flights.
04
Art and Aimee
“The world is carried forward
by man’s great dreams.”
— Art Smith
GIVE A STORY. ENCOURAGE A POSSIBILITY.
What dream could this story
help someone begin?
Give Fearless to a young dreamer—or read it yourself—and discover what can happen when courage, preparation, and persistence come together.
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