Gil Cohen: Aviation Artist

Gil Cohen: Aviation Artist by Patterson, Dan. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781550465129.

A celebration of the work of one of Americas top aviation artists. Many of the works of American artist and illustrator Gil Cohen can be found at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and the Pentagon, as well as in other important public and private collections. After spending decades as a respected illustrator for magazines and book publishers, Cohen chose to turn his attention to aviation and military themes. His more recent paintings vividly depict the human aspects of Americas wars, showing soldiers and aviators in battle and at rest. One of Cohens recurring observations is that, unfortunately, some of humankinds most remarkable feats of engineering are often created for the purpose of war. Cohens paintings are collected worldwide, and his clients include the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Coast Guard; Paramount Pictures; Random House; Holt, Rinehart & Winston; Bantam Books; Harlequin Books; and Boeing-Sikorsky.