ROY GRINNELL

Roy Grinnell was an artist, illustrator, and painter from the 1950s to 2019. While his subjects included the American West and wildlife, he is best known for his works involving aviation history. He was the official artist of the American Fighter Aces Association and completed 51 paintings portraying aerial combat of aces from World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII), the Korean War, and Vietnam. He was also the official artist of the American Combat Airman Hall of Fame, and for his Western art was a member of the Cowboy Artists of America. He passed away in 2019 at the age of 86.