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	Aviation Art - John Blake 80 Drawings and Paintings Illustrating the History of Flight


	Author John Blake

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The idea behind this book was to illustrate the work of all the senior members of the Guild of Aviation Artists (GAA) at the time of publication in 1987. Author John Blake, a long standing contributor to the Royal Aero Club and founder member of the GAA, then organised his selection to include as a many different aircraft types as possible that together could tell the story of flight. Finally he refined his choice to include, as far as possible, only images that had not been generally released prior to the book’s publication.


	The result is a unique collection of paintings incorporating a wide range of subject matter, reflecting the personal styles of 55 different artists, most of which will be new to many readers.


	Against the Elements


	Air Mail to Cologne

The book is organised into five sections that take the reader chronologically from the early balloonists through both wars to modern combat jets. Each subject is fully described by the author. Reproduction is rather variable with some images coming out a bit flat but overall it is reasonable given the printing technology available at the time. The book concludes with short biographies of each of the contributing artists and a useful index.


	Sea King Rescue


	Chamberlain's Peace Initiative



Reviewer’s Pick - simple and yet striking use of colour, contrast and composition in Norman Hoad’s, ORP, Waddington give purpose and presence to these Vulcan B2 nuclear bombers.

These huge icons of the Cold War had a remarkable rapid response capability, from engine start up, all four could be clear of the airfield and on their way in just two minutes.




	Next Stop Strathallan


	Fairchild Cornell


	Monsoon Strike



	All images copyright the individual artists or publishers.

Contents
1	Foreword by HRH The Duke of York	7	Period three: uneasy peace 1919-1939
2	Author’s Note	8	Period four: World War II
3	Acknowledgements	9	Period five: 1946 to the present day
4	Introduction by Frank Wootton	10	Biographies of the artists
5	Period One: the heroic age	11	Index
6	Period two: World War I, 1914-1918

Publishing Information - First Edition (hardback)
Publisher: Exeter Books	ISBN: 0-671-09227-8	Released: 1987
Size: 10 x 12 inches	Pages: 151	Colour images: 80

Availability
All editions:	Out of print, only available on the secondary market.


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Aviation Art - John Blake80 Drawings and Paintings Illustrating the History of Flight

Aviation Art - John Blake
80 Drawings and Paintings Illustrating the History of Flight