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Champions of Flight

Clayton Knight and William Heaslip: Artists Who Chronicled Aviation from the Great War to Victory...

Sheryl Fiegel Theodore Hamady

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English
Casemate Publishers
01 February 2020
A sumptuously illustrated book celebrating the work of preeminent aviation artists Clayton Knight and William Heaslip. Champions of Flight celebrates the work of Clayton Joseph Knight (1891–1969) and William John Heaslip (1898–1970), the two preeminent American aviation artists of their time, as they chronicled the golden age of aviation-from Charles Lindbergh's epochal transatlantic flight through the most devastating war in world history (1927–1945). Knight and Heaslip were experienced military men and formally trained artists who, combining an authenticity of experience and an artistic mastery of illustration, produced powerful artwork that influenced a generation of Americans, creating air-minded adults and youngsters, many of whom flocked to US military service after Pearl Harbor.

Aviation became deeply embedded into America's culture during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Americans became fascinated by aviation celebrities, watched air spectacles, aviation movies and newsreels, and devoured books, aviation industry ads, magazine articles, and Sunday comics featuring pilot heroes. Artists Knight and Heaslip - both of whom were adept as draftsmen, painters and printmakers - fueled the imagination of these Americans through prolific illustrations and artwork that appeared in many diverse publications of the time. Over a period of almost twenty years, Clayton Knight and William Heaslip championed their love of flight through their art, and they did so with enthusiasm, integrity, and generosity. This book, featuring over 400 illustrations and photos, is a tribute to their legacy.

AUTHORS: Sheryl Fiegel is an art historian with a BA degree in Art History and an MA degree in Fine Arts (Art History) from Tufts University.

Theodore Hamady holds degrees in Modern European History and Business from the University of Michigan and an MBA in International Business from George Washington University. He is a historian and published author.

220 colour and 200 b/w images
By:   ,
Imprint:   Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 305mm,  Width: 242mm, 
ISBN:   9781612007793
ISBN 10:   1612007791
Pages:   304
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Sheryl Fiegel is an art historian with a BA degree in Art History and an MA degree in Fine Arts (Art History) from Tufts University. She has had a varied career, including gallerist, fine art appraiser (ASA), independent curator and corporate art advisor. She served as head of the Air Force Art Collection during which time she organised a five-day multi-service tribute to honour combat artists of WWII. It was through her research on this project that Fiegel first came into contact with the work of Clayton Knight and William Heaslip. Theodore Hamady studied Modern European History at the University of Michigan. He is an historian and author of the highly acclaimed The Nieuport 28, America’s First Fighter, and has published numerous articles and contributed to books on aviation history and aviation art. He is an avid collector of aviation art and associated memorabilia. He recently contributed artifacts and assisted in the production of the WWI A.E.F. Art Gallery exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM). Recognised as an “Outstanding Volunteer” by NASM, he is presently completing 29 years of service there as a research historian.

Reviews for Champions of Flight: Clayton Knight and William Heaslip: Artists Who Chronicled Aviation from the Great War to Victory in WWII

'...beautifully-produced coffee table book..' * RAF News * The authors . . . have succeeded in putting together a highly illustrated volume which covers the artists' lives while at the same time relating the aviation history of the era. Reproduction of the illustrations . . . is every bit as good as you'd hope. The text reads well and is genuinely informative and interesting. * Aeroplane Magazine *


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