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Texaco Sky Chief Canvas Print
by Kenneth Young
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Texaco Sky Chief canvas print by Kenneth Young. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto one of our premium canvases and then stretched on a wooden frame of 1.5" x 1.5" stretcher bars (gallery wrap) or 5/8" x 5/8" stretcher bars (museum wrap). Your canvas print will be delivered to you "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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During the 1920's and 1930's Frank Hawks was known s a record breaking aviator, setting 214 speed records in the United States and Europe. On June 2,... more
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Artist's Description
During the 1920's and 1930's Frank Hawks was known s a record breaking aviator, setting 214 speed records in the United States and Europe. On June 2, 1933 he flew this Northrop Gamma 2A "Sky Chief" sponsored by Texaco from Los Angeles to New York in a record 13 hours, 26 minutes and 15 seconds. A popular saying at the time was: "Don't send it by mail...send it by Hawks".
About Kenneth Young
Ken Young, a self-taught artist, has been sketching and drawing with pencil and pen and ink from a very young age. Born in Charleston South Carolina his family shortly migrated to Kingston New York then to Hudson in 1963. He progressed in skill when his mother purchased a correspondence course with Art Instruction Schools, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was introduced to oil in high school in 1971 and became fascinated with accurately trying to render the textures, light and shadow found in nature. Since then oil has been his favorite medium. At first his aim was to come as close as possible to accurately rendering the subjects he painted. But now he favors trying to convey how the things he paints make him feel while still holding to a...
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Anne Norskog
Ken, this is just another stunning work. The Museum of Flight in Seattle might be very interested in seeing your aviation works. As one would expect, they are all about accurate history and beautiful planes. Just a thought on this Sunday morning here in Washington.