The Old Print Shop

Clayton Knight

1891-1969

Aviator, artist and illustrator - was born in Rochester, New York on March 30, 1891.  He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and in New York under Robert Henri and George Bellows.  During WWI he served as an aviator which would influence his art for most of his life.  He produced numerous works on aviation, and was the illustrator for the comic strip Ace Drummond.  During WWII he was an official artist for the United States Air Force.

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