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- By Rebecca Maksel
- AirSpaceMag.com, January 21, 2010
Painting by Robert Taylor
In Dawn Operations, “As dawn breaks over the south-west Pacific, a Mitsubishi F1M2 Japanese Navy seaplane makes final preparations for a reconnaissance patrol. Two escorting A6M Zero fighters from a nearby carrier make a welcoming pass overhead.”
From the book Robert Taylor: Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor Vol. IV: “In 1996 I was asked to paint a scene featuring Japanese aircraft, looking in from the other side, as it were…. I was given a completely free hand with the painting and decided to paint a relatively peaceful scene, as I felt this would rest easily within the tropical island setting I had in mind. I rejected the temptation to make the Zero the focus of the picture, even though that aircraft is synonymous with Japan’s air effort. Instead, I indulged myself by choosing the Mitsubishi floatplane. Most small floatplanes from that era have the most wonderful configuration, and the F1M2 is no exception."
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Comments (5)
You have probably received many e-mails already, however, this is the wrong caption for this painting. EDITORS' REPLY: Thank you, to all our readers who noticed our mistake. Sorry about that. The correct art is now in place.
Posted by Andy Barbre on January 23,2010 | 06:52 PM
As to Robert Taylor's painting of the the West Virginia ablaze on December 7th shown above, if I recall correctly the 'cage masts' of those battleships shown had already been replaced by 'tripod mast" by that date.
Danny Lee
Posted by Danny Lee on January 31,2010 | 10:01 PM
Nope. painting is correct. Cage masts for USS West Virginia not removed until ship was raised and repaired after the attack. Check photos of the attack.
Posted by john fitzgerald on February 9,2010 | 03:05 PM
My son is researching Robert Taylor for his iGCSE art project. Could you tell us what type of paints and other mediums he uses?? We think he uses oils with an acrylic primer but can not find a source to confirm this. Are his drawings ink, charcoal, or pastels? Thank you! (If you could email me back that would be great as we are 12 hours ahead of you time wise)!
We wish we were close enough to come see the exhibit!
Posted by Kerry Camp on April 10,2013 | 06:16 AM