WWI Aviation books cover art - Page 15

dpolglaze · 6 September 2008, 06:12 PM

How about some more covers?

This isn't really a book, but with all the pictures of vintage material, it's well worth it if you find a copy - this is only a partial of the painting by N. Roe

by Mike Boss

and a retro - by C.E. Roberts, Jr. If anyone is interested, another copy of this book is up for auction right now at eBay

Dan

JerryBoucher · 7 September 2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Gregvan

Osprey has one in-house artist on contract to do all the cover art for their "Aircraft of the Aces" and "Aviation Elite Units" titles. He is Mark Postlethwaite, a very well-respected British aviation artist. His WWI work may not always impress everyone, but he's a very hard-working and productive guy; Osprey has him doing F-15's one week, then Japanese "Bettys" the next week, and D.H.2's the next. Thus, he really has to crank these things out and cannot really do in-depth research (that's the author's responsibility) or spend months doing composition and revisions.

Awhile back I sent some of my portfolio along to Osprey to see if I could take some work off of Mark's hands - but no joy

dpolglaze · 8 September 2008, 06:16 PM

Should I keep up on this thread? I have more covers.

Here's some Colin Ashford:

Dan

karrart · 8 September 2008, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dpolglaze

Should I keep up on this thread? I have more covers.

Dan

yes.......
Robert Karr
OLD BIRDS STAYING ALIVE - THE AVIATION ART OF ROBERT KARR

dpolglaze · 9 September 2008, 08:39 PM

Testing a new host - this image was uploaded earlier, but not for this book.

J.D. Carrick

Dan

dpolglaze · 10 September 2008, 04:30 PM

Can't recall if this Model Airplane News cover was posted and is now gone or not ...

Dan

Ricardo Reis · 11 September 2008, 02:13 AM

The blog Golden Age Comic Book Stories has posted some very beautifull art covers which I post here some examples. Head to the blog for bigger versions and more covers:

Germanophile-1 · 11 September 2008, 06:22 AM

Here are some covers of publications that are reviewed in the Autumn 2008 issue of Over the Front. The cover painting of Ted Hamady's Nieuport 28 book was done by the late (and great) Frank Wootton.

Peter

Germanophile-1 · 11 September 2008, 06:28 AM

And here are some more covers from publications reviewed in the Autumn 2008 issue of Over the Front.

Peter

Kirk R. Lowry · 14 September 2008, 02:12 PM

Bonjour mes amis!

Yes von Richthofen and Roy, no, no ... Roy Cross!

Roy Cross is one of the great aviation artists. Some are masters of the canvas with remarkable artistic sensibilities and some have the absolute eye to render an aircraft as it was. Cross could do both better than many and as well as any!

Several who land at The Aerodrome will have tried desperately with glue and paint to create the replica as depicted by Cross for the cover ... or card wrapping ... enclosing the Airfix model kits of years now gone by.

I know of, at least, two covers with Cross art depicting Fokker Dr.I 425/17 flown by von Richthofen ...

the Fighter Aircraft POCKETBOOK, published by by Batsford in 1962, was written by Roy Cross and dealt with, obviously, the development of fighter aircraft from the S.E. 2 Series and the the Sopwith Tabloid and concluded with an entry for both the Dassault Etendard IV-M and the Hawker P.1127 (two aircraft which would attract the attention of the world in a conflict many years following publication of the book). Personally I rate the book as one of the absolute favorites ... such an inspiration when a child ... the volume was loved, the subject matter, the smell of the paper ... and that cover ... von Richthofen considering the English Electric Lightning!

"Only in Canada you say!" That was how Red Rose Tea was advertised, but, obviously Red Rose Tea was available elswhere ... the United Kingdom certainly. Over a period of time, trading cards were included in a box of Red Rose Tea and a variety of subjects were covered ... one was aviation. Roy Cross created paintings for the cards and line drawings for the album that one could compile the series in ... von Richthofen was to the fore and cards depicted, from The Great War period, the Avro 504 and the Fokker D.VII and the Handley Page 0/400.

Roy Cross also considered the storied aircraft in the excellent book Great Aircraft and their Pilots, published by Hugh Evelyn Limited in 1971, producing an evocative three view of Fokker DRI 425/17 ... with, which was unusual for the period, a red cowl.

Hats off to Roy Cross!

Salut!
Kirk