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36.00" x 22.50"
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38.00" x 24.50"
Big Friend Little Friend Art Print
by Karen Wilson
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Big Friend Little Friend art print by Karen Wilson. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Big Brother - Heavy bombers used against Germany were referred to as Big Brothers. This painting by Robert W. Wilson, Jr. depicts a B-17 Model G ... more
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Artist's Description
Big Brother - Heavy bombers used against Germany were referred to as Big Brothers. This painting by Robert W. Wilson, Jr. depicts a B-17 Model G assigned to the 384th Bomb Group and flown by Lt. Wallace Storey on 30 November 1944. "678 Fox" and her sister ship, Pauline, are shown on their way back from a bombing run to Zeitz, an area of the oil refineries at Merseburg, Germany. The mission being depicted, Mission 233, was the Eighth Air Forces worst loss of the war due to enemy flak Lt. Storey had led a low section of 6 planes on that mission. His wing man blew up from a direct flak hit and the other five planes suffered major battle damage. A total of twenty-nine bombers and three escorting fighters were lost on that mission.
About Karen Wilson
Bob Wilson, Jr. has inherited his fathers talent. After making a career at the Charleston Naval Shipyard as an engineer, Bob, Jr. started up a desktop publishing business called Fine Art Reproductions that is primarily involved in the reproduction of art work done by Charleston, SC low country artists. He has recently started painting again. His colored pencil sketch “A Weaver’s Prayer was the first piece he did in over twenty five years. He studied the art of portrait painting under his father and has embarked on a career in the fine art of portraiture. Bob, Jr. is a member of the Portrait Society of America, an exhibiting member of the Charleston Artist Guild and the Community of I'On Artists in Mt. Pleasant, SC. His piece called "Lost...
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Lazaro Hurtado
congrats!
Brian Hustead
Superb military art Bob! The B-29 is my fav bomber from yesteryear.
Larry Cirigliano
perfect great work bob