Description
| Product ID: | 9781847970763 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IN |
| Title: | The Vintage Years of Airfix Box Art |
| Authors: | Author: Roy Cross |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Paintings and painting, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Individual artists, art monographs |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Airfix has been commercially producing plastic kits since 1952 and its models have been made by successive generations of young boys and men alike. In the 1960s, a talented graphic artist called Roy Cross was commissioned to paint some of the box art for Airfix, and for a 10-year-period he provided many of the glorious paintings seen on the boxes. Airfix has been commercially producing plastic kits since 1952 and its models have been made by successive generations of young boys and men alike. In the 1960s, a talented graphic artist called Roy Cross was commissioned to paint some of the box art for Airfix, and for a ten-year-period he provided many of the glorious paintings seen on the boxes, setting new standards for realism and accuracy. Many are still being used today, a full four decades later. |
| Imprint Name: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-01-26 |
