BalloonLife,May 1999

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Joe Mussulman, artist andavidballoonist, isa professional illustrator who has createda series of paintings showingfanciful
flights into ballooning history. The culture for each work in the series has been researched and a vessel shape for the period is selected
for the balloon.
If you are harboring an implausible balloon fantasy, Joe is open to inspiration and pleased to include all the little extras that tickle
the mind. “I have such a goodtime doing it!” he explains.
Joe Mussulman, 4240W. Dakota, Tucson, AZ 85746, voice 520-883-7504, fax 520-883-3237.

Tucson Courthouse

Painting by Joe Mussulman

Tucson Courthouse, Lithograph (30" X 20"), Photograph by Bill Bowman

The old courthouse dome rises into the desert sky above Tucson, Arizona, with the downtownlandmark of “A” Mountain visible in
the background. This Spanish Colonial structure is rumored to be the finest example of adobe-built hot air balloons in the Southwest.