70Th Anniversary Royal Australian Air Force: Art Exhibition
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Minor fading to cover.
To mark a century of courage, innovation, and national pride, the 70th Anniversary Royal Australian Air Force: Art Exhibition catalogue stands as a vivid tribute to one of Australia's most storied military institutions. Founded in 1921, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) reached its 70th anniversary in 1991, and this commemorative publication documents the special art exhibition staged in its honour, presenting works that chronicle the RAAF's rich operational history — from the era of open-cockpit biplanes to the jet age — through the eyes of Australia's finest military and aviation artists. The catalogue serves as both a historical record and an artistic testament, illustrating the bravery and sacrifice of RAAF personnel across theatres of war and peacetime service alike. The assembled artworks capture pivotal moments in Australian aviation history with striking visual authority, rendering in paint and form what official records can only describe in words. A rare and collectible artefact of Australian military and cultural heritage, this publication leaves the reader wondering: what other stories, still untold, are waiting to be discovered in the skies of Australia's past?
Author: Norman Clifford
Format: Paperback
Published: 1991, Royal Australian Air Force
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Minor fading to cover.
To mark a century of courage, innovation, and national pride, the 70th Anniversary Royal Australian Air Force: Art Exhibition catalogue stands as a vivid tribute to one of Australia's most storied military institutions. Founded in 1921, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) reached its 70th anniversary in 1991, and this commemorative publication documents the special art exhibition staged in its honour, presenting works that chronicle the RAAF's rich operational history — from the era of open-cockpit biplanes to the jet age — through the eyes of Australia's finest military and aviation artists. The catalogue serves as both a historical record and an artistic testament, illustrating the bravery and sacrifice of RAAF personnel across theatres of war and peacetime service alike. The assembled artworks capture pivotal moments in Australian aviation history with striking visual authority, rendering in paint and form what official records can only describe in words. A rare and collectible artefact of Australian military and cultural heritage, this publication leaves the reader wondering: what other stories, still untold, are waiting to be discovered in the skies of Australia's past?