Washington St. Artist Jack Fellows Postal Stamp Painting Of KC 135 Stratotanker

Description: Jack Fellows (Washington, B. 1941) "KC-135 Stratotanker" Signed lower left. Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 32c KC-135 Stratotanker stamp issued July 19, 1997. The KC-135 Stratotanker was developed as a "winged gas station" and was used extensively in Vietnam to refuel fighter-bombers, such as the F-4 Phantom. In addition, some versions served as aerial command posts for the Strategic Air Command. Signed lower left corner. Condition: Very good. Light surface soiling spot or two on outer white border area. Not Framed Image Size: 16.5 x 14 in. Overall Size: 18.5 x 16 in. Unframed. Jack Fellows has a career as a practicing professional artist that spans a period of over thirty-five years, both as a commercial artist and a fine-art painter. His intense interest in the history of the air war in the Pacific led to his origination of the Cactus Air Force Art Project, dedicated to the collecting and archiving of historical data relating to that period. Most of his work today illustrates military aviation in the Pacific. "Jack is, in my opinion, the foremost artist in the world doing Pacific WW II aviation art." (Larry J. Hickey, Pres. International Research & Publishing Corp, Dec. 16, 2003). As an artistic counterpoint to Jack's military history illustrations, is his work as a fine-art painter, focusing on figurative and landscape subjects, and occasionally, maritime subjects. Above all else, he favors the opportunity to paint landscape subjects in Europe, particularly around the Mediterranean. He has been invited to show his landscape work at the Peppertree Ranch Art Show in California, May, 2004. Among his awards is the 2004 R.G. Smith Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation Art (2004). Fellows is the originator and primary financial backer of the Capt. Duane Whitney Martin-Vietnam Air War Award for Artistic Excellence, awarded annually by the American Society of Aviation Artists. He was president of the American Society of Aviation Artists 1995-97, is a Life Member of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters, a member of the USAF Art Program, and guest lecturer at the Museum of Flight-Visiting Aviator Series. He has approximately one-hundred postage-stamp designs to his credit.

Price: 725 USD

Location: Kingston, New York

End Time: 2025-01-19T17:14:06.000Z

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