![]() ![]() In back of the museum are the Memorial Gardens, with dozens of plaques commemorating the loss of airmen who served in the Mighty Eighth. There is also an unjuried competition-the winners of are selected by attendees. Only a small percentage of the works submitted are accepted into the competition, making it an exhibition well worth seeing. The juried competition of aviation art which takes place each year remains on exhibit in the museum through December. The ASAA Annual Forum was hosted by the Mighty Eighth Museum in Savannah, Ga., from June 22 to 27, 2009. The organization also has associate members who, though not artists, are supporters of the contribution ASAA makes to aviation and the world of art. Other highly acclaimed ASAA members include Gil Cohen, John Clark, Norman Siegel, Michael O’Neal, Hank Caruso, Kristin Hill, Steve Anderson, Gerald Asher, Paul Rendel, William Phillips and Andy Whyte, just to name a few. The aircraft is in the hangar awaiting routine maintenance. Sam Lyons with his painting “J-3 Morning,” a Piper Cub he once owned. It is titled “The Space Mural: A Cosmic View.” He, like Ferris, has a mural on display at the National Air and Space Museum. Another founder of the ASAA, Robert McCall, is internationally known for his paintings of space. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he was inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame this year. Although he has captured a variety of aircraft on his many canvases, Lyons is best known for his collection of paintings of the venerable Piper Cub. ![]() Another well-known name in the organization is Sam Lyons. A long-time resident of New Jersey, he is an inductee in the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame. ![]() One squadron below them lost none of its 13 aircraft.įerris was one of the founders of the organization, which dates back to 1986. Steve Anderson with his painting “The Bristfits,” a nickname for the Bristol F.2b aircraft flown by the RAF in World War I shown hacking their way through elements of German Richthofens JG1s while Sopwith Camels fight Fokker Triplanes in World War I.Īmong those on its long list of distinguished artists is Keith Ferris, who painted the widely acclaimed mural in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington depicting the B-17 Thunder Bird leading a group of 15 aircraft returning from a mission to bomb the Wiesbaden Airfield when they were hit by FW-109s. ![]()
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