"Legends of Combat" - Roy Grinnell - World War II Aviation Art

Preserving Aviation History on canvas is Roy Grinnell's forte' and it has brought him worldwide recognition as an aviation artist of the highest caliber. Roy's documentation of aerial combat events has given him the honor of being the official artist of the American Fighter Aces Association. Over the years, Roy has painted 27 original oil paintings for the American Fighter Aces depicting combat missions of the top American Aces of WW1, WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War, including George Vaughn, Douglas Campbell, Ray Brooks, Tex Hill, Joe Foss, Gabby Gabreski, Marion Carl, Rex Barber, Alex Vraciu, Steve Ritchie, and Chuck Yeager. In 2004, at the American Fighter Aces Reunion in Seattle, Washington, Roy was made an "Honorary Ace." A large selection of the American Fighter Aces oil paintings are on display at the Museum of Flight, Personal Courage Wing, Boeing Field, Seattle, Wa.

Roy is also the official artist of the American Combat Airman Hall of Fame of the Commemorative Air Force in Midland, Texas. Several of Roy's oil paintings are on display at the Commemorative Air Force Headquarters in Midland. Several other museums where Roy's aviation oil paintings are displayed are the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, Florida, The Polish War Museum in Warsaw, Poland, The United State Air Force Museum, Dayton, Ohio, The National Aviation Hall of Fame, Dayton, Ohio, and the Normandie Niemen Museum in Les Andelys, France.

Roy Grinnell Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Artist Proofs "Legends of Combat"

Commemorative Print for the American Combat Airman Hall of Fame of the CAF, Midland Texas, representing the Unit Inductee Navy Fighting 15 (VF 15).

22" by 29-1/2" image size, limited to 50, signed and numbered by the artist and co-signed by Aviation legends: Brig. Gen. Frank L. Gailer, Jr. Lt. Col. Donald S. Lopez. 1st Lt. James F. Luma, Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott, Brig. Gen. William W. Spruance, and Lt. Cdr. James Edward Duffy.

A Limited Edition print is restricted to a certain number. For example, if 400 prints are made from an original painting, once they’re gone, that’s it. There is no limit to the number of open edition prints of a particular painting. That’s why Limited Edition prints are more expensive — and more valuable to collectors — than "open" edition. Rare objects are more valuable.

The term "giclee print" denotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-base paper. The giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction. The quality of the giclee print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.

All Limited Edition prints are signed and numbered (S/N) individually and include a Certificate of Authenticity.

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