Get Ready For The 4th With These American Paintings!


by Tom Cannady

We are just a few days away from the 4th of July and the 250th birthday of America.  Here to help you get in the mood are a few paintings that capture America and Americans at different times over the past 250 years.

by Mort Kunstler

by Tom Lovell

by Graig Kreindler

by Gil Cohen

by Gil Cohen

by Tom Cannady

by Graig Kriendler

by Tom Cannady

by Graig Kriendler

by Gil Elvgren

by Max Ginsburg

by Max Ginsburg

by Tom Lovell

Artist Unknown

by Alan Bean

by Alan Bean

by Juan Valesquez

Artist Profile: Gil Cohen


As an illustrator, Gil Cohen has done work for several clients: The U.S. Information Agency, The National Park Service, Paramount Pictures, Bantam books, Harlequin Books, Random House, Holt Rinehart & Winston, Warner-Lambert, The U.S. Coast Guard, The National Guard Bureau, and Boeing & Sikorsky Aircraft Companies.  However, he is best known for his aviation-themed paintings of World War II.  His paintings are not only distinguished by his attention to historical and mechanical detail but also by their focus on the emotions of the men who flew the planes.

Below are 6 of Cohen’s pulp illustrations and 6 of his aviation paintings:

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Kidnapped Blondes on Love's Savage HighwayThe Gold SnatchersThe High RollresThe RavishersThe Siwtchblade Warriorsz -- After the Missionz -- Coming Homez -- For God and Countryz -- Return to Halesworthz -- Rose's Crewz -- Staying Power