Stan Stokes (born c. 1950 (71 years ago)) is an American painter known for his aviation art. His work hangs in two presidential libraries and is underway for a third.
Since the mid-1980s NASA has commissioned Stokes to paint 15 works ranging from the Space Shuttle (8 pics)s to the SR-71 Blackbird. Stokes has also painted numerous works for Burt Rutan. Stokes's works hang in the Air Force art collection, the United States Air Force Academy, The Pentagon, the San Diego Air & Space Museum, the Palm Springs Air Museum, the National Museum of Naval Aviation, and the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
His work encompasses portraits, landscapes, aviation and space, ships, cars and his new collection of cat-related fine art paintings. Stokes's art has been published in numerous books and periodicals. As of 2007 (14 years ago), Stokes is working on a book honoring the Tuskegee Airmen, scheduled for publication in 2009 (12 years ago).
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