Celebration of Flight: the Aviation Art of Roy Cross - Hardcover

Ward, Arthur; Cross, Roy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840373261 ISBN 13: 9781840373264

Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Roy Cross created many of the distinctive paintings which adorned the famous Airfix model kits that every keen aviation enthusiast will remember with affection. This book is a collection of some of Roy's best sketches, paintings and cut-away drawings. They are gathered together in a logical chronological sequence that will offer the reader a visual history of aviation from WWII to the latter part of the last century. This is a must-have nostalgia gift for aviation enthusiasts.

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Review:

Roy Cross created many of the distinctive paintings which adorned the famous Airfix model kits that every keen aviation enthusiast will remember with affection. This book is a collection of some of Roy's best sketches, paintings and cutaway drawings gathered together in a chronological sequence which offers the reader a visual history of aviation from WWII to the latter part of the last century. A 'must-have' nostalgia gift for aviation enthusiasts.

About the Author:

Roy Cross was born in Southwark and began work as an illustrator in Fairey Aviation during World War Two. Over the next thirty years, Roy progressed to top-class advertising art for the aircraft industry and other companies including Airfix. For ten years he supplied artwork for Airfix, with his last painting for the company being the Germany heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in 1974. In that year Roy set out on his own and he still paints and his glorious paintings can still be found today in art galleries and in private collections.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1840373261
• ISBN 13: 9781840373264
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Cross Roy