October 6, 2012
Keith Ferris
2012 Enshrinee
The National Aviation Hall of Fame

Our founder, Keith Ferris, has been nominated into the National Aviation Hall of Fame this year. It is a tremendous honor for him and his family, as well as the ASAA.

Keith Ferris, known world-wide as the
“Dean of American Aviation Art,”
has had a 50 year career in aviation art. Active in the Air Force Art Program over 40 years, with 53 major paintings in the collection, he has traveled worldwide with the Air Force and flown in and documented the missions of most jet aircraft types in the inventory. He is a founding member and past president of the American Society of Aviation Artists. He’s best known for two 75 foot murals at the National Air and Space Museum “Fortresses Under Fire” and “The Evolution of Jet Aviation.”
Original Ferris paintings are owned and exhibited in galleries and museums world wide.
Keith is an Honorary Daedalian, Honorary member of the USAF Thunderbirds, 1992 inductee into the
Aviation Hall of Fame of NJ, and Honorary Doctorate from Daniel Webster College in 1995. His painting “Real Trouble”
was selected as Best of show at the ASAA Annual Exhibition in 1995, “First Trap” in 1996, “Rolling Thunder” in 1999 and “Nowhere To Hide” in 2000.
He is also an expert and inventor of aircraft paint systems for military camouflage and high visibility purposes.

The National Aviation Hall of Fame was founded in 1962 in Dayton Ohio. In 1964, the NAHF became the only aviation organization to be chartered by an act of Congress. One of the NAHF’s main objectives is to honor and recognize United States citizens and residents who have significantly contributed to advancements
in air and space flight.

Congratulations, Keith!

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International Aerospace Art Exhibition
and Forum

Look for additional information as it develops about the
ASAA 2012 Forum and Exhibitions on the ASAA website and in emails.The Press may contact Nanette O'Neal at
ASAAcontact@asaa-avart.org

ASAA Media Kit

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Portraits of Flight
Celebrating 100 years of American Naval Aviation
at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is partnering with
the American Society of Aviation Artists
to present an exhibition of some of the finest examples of Naval Aviation art.

On display from May 29 - September 5, 2011

Portraits of Flight Images
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ASAA 2011 International Aerospace Exhibition
On display at National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida
Celebrating the Centennial of Naval Aviation and the ASAA 25th Anniversary

ASAA Exhibit Art Images
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Award Winners Art Images
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List of Award Winners
See Below

Aviation Week Awards

Best of the Best
Norm Siegel “Louis Blériot Lors du Premiere Salon de L’Aeronatique à Paris, 1909”

Commercial
1st: Charles Thompson “The Graceful Princess”

2nd: Tom Kalina “Purple Morning Princess”

3rd: Kevin Farrell “Just in Time”

Military
1st: David Rawlins “Winged Warrior”

2nd: Richard Allison “Corsair”

3rd: Andy Browne “Lost Aviator”

Space
1st : Mark Bray “Soyuz Express”

2nd: Charles Kadin “Canadarm 2”

3rd: John Clark “Return from the Moon”

General
1st : Norm Siegel “Louis Blériot Lors du Premiere Salon de L’Aeronatique à Paris, 1909”

2nd: Pati O’Neal “Afternoon Delights”

3rd: Cher Pruys “Polished”

Boeing Spirit of Flight Award

Charles Thompson “Somewhere in England”

Captain Duane Whitney Martin Award

Pete Wenman “By The Dawn’s Early Light”

Winsor & Newton

Charles Thompson “The Graceful Princess”

Nixon Galloway Golden Age of Aviation

Craig Kodera “Man, Machine, and Sky”

Women in Aviation International

Larry Manofsky “Colonel Eileen Collins, Space Shuttle Commander”

ForeFeathers Plaque du Beaque

Larry Manofsky “Colonel Eileen Collins, Space Shuttle Commander”

ASAA Awards

James V. Roy, Jr. Award
(Best Art by an ASAA Member)

Larry Manofsky “Colonel Eileen Collins, Space Shuttle Commander”

Award of Distinction

Russell Smith “Two Birds with One Stone”

Award of Merit

Norm Siegel “Louis Blériot Lors du Premiere Salon de L’Aeronatique à Paris, 1909”

Award of Merit

Keith Ferris “NAVAIR Rising”

ASAA: Honorable Mention

Steve Anderson “Guardians of the Pacific”
Steve Heyen “Agility, Speed, and Beauty”
Paul Rendel “Reaper Over Afghanistan”
Mark Bray “Soyuz Express”
Wade Meyers “One of the Few”

Luther Y. Gore Service Award

Hank Caruso

ASAA Awards
(Unjuried Exhibit)

ASAA Founders’ Associate Member Recognition

Werner Haeuptli “Southwest Airlines Boeing 737”
Merana Cardorette “Impressions of the Seahawk Crew”

ASAA Founders’ Silver Award

Mark Pestana “Blue Angel 7”
Mark Bray “Seahawk Approach”

ASAA Founders’ Gold Award

Wade Meyers “The Sadr City Flying Club”

“Matt” Jefferies Unjuried Popular Choice

Kristin Hill "Operation Fish Hawk: Classified"

“Matt” Jefferies Popular Choice Art Created on Site

Gerry Asher "Bob's Office"

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The Press may contact Nanette O'Neal at
ASAAcontact@asaa-avart.org

Occasionally we get requests to identify or locate a particular artist or artwork. Our resources are limited, so to reach a wider audience, we will honor requests to post those inquiries here for wider dissemination. If you can help, please respond directly to the person making the request.

If you would like to make a request, please email it to ASAAcontact@asaa-avart.org

Robert T. McCall, 1919-2010

Peggy and I share the sorrow of so many for the loss of gentleman, national treasure and ASAA Founder, Bob McCall. Bob has been a sixty-year pillar of our profession as he proved a heroic example, especially for those of us who have been privileged to follow his success since the 1950s. It has been an honor to work with him in the Society of Illustrators Air Force Art Program and as fellow ASAA Founder. A friend for fifty years, Bob will be sorely missed. The wonderful fact is that Bob’s legacy will live on in his art as it allows him to continue to share his dreams and optimism with future generations. That legacy will go unmatched.

Our hearts go out to his wife/teammate of 64 years, Louise, his daughters Linda and Catherine and four grandchildren.

Godspeed, Bob

Keith & Peggy Ferris

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February 28, 2010

Dear friends of the ASAA,

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of ASAA Founder Robert McCall. Bob died of a heart attack Friday in Scottsdale, Arizona. He had just celebrated his 90th birthday in December. For over sixty years as a professional artist, the public knew him as a tremendous artistic talent and visionary illustrator of mankind’s journey through history and the cosmos. His unrestrained optimism was an underlying thread that he wove throughout his paintings. Those of us who knew him personally also knew him as a warm and generous colleague, teacher and friend.

Our deepest sympathies are extended to his wife, Louise, and to his family. We know that his optimistic vision of our future as reflected in his many works of art will continue to inspire generations of artists, aviators and explorers to come. We wish him clear skies and bright stars.

Thank you,
Bill Kluge
President, ASAA