"On The Deck Over Scotland" Gil Cohen C-130 Hercules

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THE ARTIST - GIL COHEN
A highly schooled fine arts illustrator, Gil Cohen studied under Henry C. Pitz at the Philadelphia College of Art. In 1955, Cohen served as artist with the SHAEF Headquarters, Military Intelligence U.S. Army in West Germany.
His subsequent career as a freelance artist included service to a multitude of clients including the U.S. Information Agency, the National Park Service, Paramount Pictures, Bantam Books, Harlequin Books, Random House, Holt Reinhart Winston, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Coast Guard, Warner-Lambert and Boeing-Sikorsky.
Truly a "gold medal artist" Gil Gohen's exhibitions and awards are numerous. They include the National Military Park system, the Kennedy Center and the Pentagon. He has been awarded gold medals and best of shows by the American Society of Aviation Artists and has received the certificate of merit from the New York Society of Illustrators, as well as the Franklin Mint Award. Cohen is a member of the Air Force Art Program, the New York Society of Illustrators and serves as Coast Guard Illustrator. As an Artist Fellow Member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, he has held the position of Vice President and Chairman of the Exhibition Committee.
He also has a great interest in history and aviation which is reflected in much of his work. His vivid interest in the human aspects of the various wars throughout the centuries zeros in on the interactions between men, which eventually have lead to confrontations and successive warring between peoples and nations. He is continually mystified by the recurring observations that some of the most beautiful mechanisms of engineering, designed by humans, are often created by man for the purpose of war.
Cohen's creative energies are excited and stimulated by the abstract and geometric shapes of structures of all kinds. He has a keen interest in outer space and related subjects.
Gil Cohen Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Print "On The Deck Over Scotland"
Generations of aircrews recognize the significance of August 23, 1954 - the first test flight of the Lockheed YC-130, known to those who fly it as the "Hercules." A versatile workhorse of a plane, the C-130 has been used in myriad roles over the years including troop, equipment, and supply transport; electronic communications service; search-rescue missions; spacecraft retrieval; and weather reconnaissance. Today, more than 40 years after its inception, the C-130 can be seen on air bases and in skies around the world.
Join us on the flight deck of a C-130 of the 135th Airlift Squadron, 175th Wing of the Maryland Air National Guard with the pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer. Along with two other C-130's, we are engaged in dangerous - yet exhilarating - low-altitude exercises over England and Scotland, flying our aircraft over a cluster of drip zones as quickly as possible.
This 26.5" by 16.5" image size print, limited to 650, is signed by the artist.
Also available in an Artist Proof Edition - 0.00
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