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Roy Cross Naval Art
Naval Art Artists More Artists Surnames A to D Cross, Roy |
Roy Cross |
Aviaiton and marine artist Roy Cross, probabaly best known for his superb series of illustrations for the Airfix model kit boxes. Roy Cross was born in 1924 in Southwark, London. Primarily self-taught, Cross studied briefly at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and at St. Martin's School of Fine Arts in London. During World War Two Roy Cross worked as a technical illustrator for training manuals in an aircraft factory. After the war Roy Cross worked as a commercial artist and in the 1960's started illustrating for Airfix his first picture being the Dornier DO-217 aircraft kit. He worked for 10 years with the company until 1974 when he produced his last illustration for the Prinz Eugen kit box. He subsequently lived in the United States. |
Naval Art by Roy Cross Naval Art |
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Challenge Leaving New York in the 1850s by Roy Cross. No text for this item |
Aurelia at Camden Maine by Roy Cross. No text for this item |
Ocean Monarch Leaving New York by Roy Cross. No text for this item |
McKay Clipper Anglo-American by Roy Cross. No text for this item |
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