The Tall Ship in Art

by Roy Cross, John Groves, Derek Gardner

This collection of breathtaking paintings by five world-class marine artists -- in oversize, full-color gallery-quality reproductions -- features such immortals as the Bounty, the Pinta, and the Nina. Enjoy the views the clipper Southern Cross saw on leaving Colonial Boston Harbor; an 1870 New York Yacht Club race; and many more scenes unforgettable to lovers of art and sailing alike.

144 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1981

About the author

Roy Cross RSMA GAvA learned his craft at the Camberwell School of Art and as a technical illustrator for training manuals at Fairey Aviation during World War Two. Over the next 30 years he progressed from line illustration via colour artwork to top-class advertising art and posters for the aircraft industry and other companies including Airfix for whom he produced many hundred of artworks to decorate model kit boxes over a ten year period.
He also illustrated for The Aeroplane and the Eagle comic.

Reviews

[Fangirl]

This book is filled with so many beautiful artworks of tall ships.