Robert
Taylor is widely regarded as the world’s foremost
aviation artist. His first book, The Air Combat Paintings
Of Robert Taylor, published in 1987, became an instant best-seller
and has since sold more copies than any aviation art book
ever published. The following is a brief selection from
the many fine reviews it received: ‘Robert Taylor’s
is the finest book of aviation paintings yet published.’
Don Lopez, Deputy Director, National Air and Space Museum,
Washington DC. ‘It is superb in its content and a
magnificent production… the book will become a family
heirloom.’ Group Captain Peter Townsend, CVO,DSO,DFC.
This
second volume of air combat paintings features a collection
of Robert Taylor’s work, painted between 1987 and
1990. A number of these great pilots have contributed their
own personal recollections, including first-hand accounts
of the aircraft they flew in combat. Each of the 24 paintings
is reproduced in full colour and discussed within a separate
four-page chapter, providing in-depth visual and verbal
studies of some of Taylor’s most popular paintings.
The artist’s revealing comments are supported by a
wealth of colour detail and superb pencil sketches. Taylor’s
original paintings are to be found hanging in the Imperial
War Museum, the RAF Museum, the Fleet Air Arm Museum, the
International Aerospace Hall of Fame, the Smithsonian’s
National Air and Space Museum and the Australian War Memorial
Museum.
Aviation Art Book Details
Robert Taylor
Air Combat Paintings Volume Two
Publisher
David and Charles
Paperback 128 pages, Size: 14.5 x 11.5 inches, ISBN: 0-7153-1460-2
Aviation
Art Book Contents
Foreword
by Group Cpt Peter Townsend, Introduction by Robert Taylor,
Robert Taylor by Charles Walker, A collection of 24 aviation
paintings by the artist Robert Taylor, all of which are
accompanied by a personal narrative, describing his subject
in terms of the methods he uses to portray his genre, Acknowledgements.
