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William S Phillips

William S. Phillips grew up loving aviation and art but never thought he could make either his livelihood. At college he majored in criminology and had been accepted into law school when four of his paintings were sold at an airport restaurant. That was all the encouragement Phillips needed to begin his career as a fine art painter. After one of his paintings was presented to King Hussein of Jordan, Phillips was commissioned by the Royal Jordanian Air Force and given full access to their aircraft and the countrys archaeological sites. For this commission, he developed sixteen major paintings, many of which now hang in the Royal Jordanian Air Force Museum in Amman. The Smithsonian Institutions National Air and Space Museum presented a one-man show of Phillips work in 1986; he is one of only a few artists to have been so honored. The show proved to be so popular that it traveled for four years to other museums all over the country. In 1988, Phillips was chosen to be a Navy combat artist and was allowed to view naval operations in the Persian Gulf. He worked from ten different ships, gaining the perspective he needed to portray patrolling aircraft with accuracy and drama. For his outstanding efforts, the artist was awarded the Navys Meritorious Public Service Award and the Air Force Sergeants Associations Americanism Medal. In 1991, three of Phillips works were chosen as part of the top 100 in Art for the Parks, the prestigious annual fund-raiser for the National Parks Service, and one painting received the Art History Award from the National Parks Foundation. Bill Phillips is now the aviation artist of choice for many American heroes. Congressional Medal of Honor recipients Joe Foss and Jimmy Doolittle are just two of the legends who have countersigned Phillips fine art prints. The full range of the artists work is limited only by the sky. The historical subjects, I research, Phillips says. The contemporary subjects, I live.

William S Phillips Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings

Intruder Outbound by William S Phillips.


Intruder Outbound by William S Phillips.
One edition.
The edition features an additional signature.
£240.00

Into the Throne Room of God by William S Phillips.


Into the Throne Room of God by William S Phillips.
One edition.
£470.00

Time to Head Home by William S Phillips.


Time to Head Home by William S Phillips.
One edition.
£150.00


America on the Move by William S Phillips.


America on the Move by William S Phillips.
This single edition is sold out.

Heading For Trouble by William S Phillips.


Heading For Trouble by William S Phillips.
This single edition is sold out.

Going In Hot by William S Phillips.


Going In Hot by William S Phillips.
This single edition is sold out.
The edition features an additional signature.


Lethal Encounter by William S Phillips.


Lethal Encounter by William S Phillips.
This single edition is sold out.

I Could Never be So Lucky Again by William S Phillips.


I Could Never be So Lucky Again by William S Phillips.
This single edition is sold out.
The edition features an additional signature.



Text for the above items :

Intruder Outbound by William S Phillips.

May 19th, 1967. Cpt. Eugene McDaniel is launched from USS Enterprise in an A-6 intruder on his fateful 81st combat mission over Vietnam.


Into the Throne Room of God by William S Phillips.

Thunderstorms can be unpredictable. Sometimes they'll block an aircraft's way with curtain of lightning. Other times, you can fly through holes in the storm wall and into a strange, beautiful cloud cathedral. Here an F-14 is in this quiet, awesome area surrounded by the vast power of thunderstorms. This is God's throne room - where, occasionally, fighter pilots and artists pay their respects.


Time to Head Home by William S Phillips.

F4-U4 Corsair VF791 belonging to the Fighting rebels. in Korea.


America on the Move by William S Phillips.

CVA-66 America is silhouetted against the sunset with a cruiser and destroyer in background. An F04 takes the cat stroke, while an A-4 prepares for launch. On Deck are an A-3 Sky Warrior and 2 RA-55.


Heading For Trouble by William S Phillips.

South Vietnam : Flying close to the ground, helicopters were vulnerable to enemy fire. This dawn sweep will find trouble before the day ends.


Going In Hot by William S Phillips.

The flight of the A-6 Intruder portraying the aircraft flown by Stephen Coonts former crew member (1971-1973) of the USS Enterprise.


Lethal Encounter by William S Phillips.

On April 19, 1967, then-Major Leo K. Thorsness took on, in the words of another officer, most of North Vietnam all by himself in one of the epic battles of that war. On that day, Thorsness and his backseater, Electronic Warfare Officer Captain Harold E. Johnson, fought about a half-dozenMiGs, shot down one-and probably another while protecting their wingman, who, with his backseater, had been forced to bail out of their damaged aircraft over enemy territory. The artist has captured the moment after Thorsness shot past his kill and continued on, during one of the most valiant efforts in the air war. He left the battle area only for midair refueling and then returned to ward off enemy fighters, staying even after he had run out of ammunition.


I Could Never be So Lucky Again by William S Phillips.

Despite poor weather and heavy seas, Lieutenant Colonel James H Jimmy Doolittle leads his sixteen B-25 Raiders off the USS Hornet and on to the first Allied bombing raid against mainland Japan.

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