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One of the best ways to learn about something is to read a book on the subject.
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The Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor
This comprehensive selection of Robert Taylor's work contains 48 color (24 full-page) and over 80 black and white reproductions of the artist's paintings, pencil drawings and diagrams. It also relates many of Taylor's compelling conversations with the famous "knights of the air" whose exploits he has portrayed so ably.Format 14 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches. Cost $60 US; $75 Canada
The Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor
Volume II - SOLD OUT/OUT OF PRINT
Volume Two is packed with entirely new paintings, drawings and text, in the same large format as the original. Taylor takes readers behind the scenes and discuses events leading up to each of the 24 major paintings. Top fighter Aces also contribute special features for the book.Cost $60 US; $75 Canada
The Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor
Volume III - SOLD OUT/OUT OF PRINT
Taylor's third volume features a new collection of the artist's most recent works, containing 75 color plates, alomost 100 pencil drawaings, and a number of fascinating location photographs. Same format as previous volumes.Cost $60 US; $75 Canada
The Art of William S. Phillips:
The Glory of Flight
More than eighty full-color pieces of art, plus sketches and drawings direct from Phillps' personal sketch book. In addition, there are two three-page fold-outs that communicate the sensation of flight as well as any book can. "In my work, I hope to convey the beauty and exhilaration of flight." says Phillips. "The historical subjects, I research. The contemporary subjects, I live."
Cost $60 US; $75 Canada
Nicolas Trudgian
Air Combat Legends
Trudgian's first volume of aviation paintings contains over thirty full-color paintings, plus color vignettes, preliminary sketches and working drawings. Each painting is accompanied by fascinating text which both sets the scene and locates the incident within a wider historical context.
Format 12 3/4" x 11 3/8 Cost $60 US; $75 Canada