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RONALD not Roland and it's chase not race :0) N/T

Posted by Look at the blimmin picture b4 u post Tony on Sun Nov 11, 2001 03:44:51 PM

In reply top Steve, first stop....The guild of aviation artists posted by Brian Sewell Tony without the lisp on Sun Nov 11, 2001 03:23:29 PM

: The guild of aviation artists, that have an annual show, i
: s an excellent place to stop. I believe there number inclu
: des "Gerry" Coulson, the very talented Mr. Shepherd, and t
: hat Dear Dear Boy, Roland Wong.
: Personally, I rate Roland as one of the finest talents of
: his generation, and his originals now command money.
:
: Which is a major pain, because he spent a long time persua
: ding me to buy his stuff, when he was exhibiting his work
: on the railings going up towards Piccadilly on Sunday morn
: ings. At the time, a lot of his stuff, was USAFE topics, s
: o I wasn't really keen, but he spent a long time talking t
: o the Blonde.
:
: The beautiful and very clever Blonde, bought me a signed c
: opy of "Deadly Race" (Spitfire v V1) which has to be one o
: f the most powerful images, i have ever seen, after consul
: tation with Mr Wong, and it is one of my most prized posse
: sions. Sorry i digress:0)
:
: You can find them here Steve http://www.gava.org.uk/
:
: Portrait illustrated Manston 1940 by the Lovely Gerry
: Coulson
: (and I remember when I could have bought an original of hi
: s for ?2,000.00) It was 1991 though....
:
:
:
: : This is a bit hopeful maybe....maybe not, lets see
: :
: : does anybody know where the best places are to see artwo
: rk
: : based on the second world war in the UK. It needs to be
: o
: : riginal, not prints. Tried the IWM yesterday but need mo
: re
: : . If it's air war orientated, even better. Need it for r
: es
: : earch
: :
: : very grateful for any info on galleries, musuems, websit
: es
: :
: :
: :
: : ta,steve

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