july january artist author illustrator known united_states oil paintings focused predominantly marine subjects known books space travel authored illustrated works provided illustrations advertisements magazine covers articles world war served artist correspondent magazine capturing conveying wartime scenes lines course career produced paintings taught art classes years retired died home pennsylvania january biography early life born london england july child née responsible guarding british monarch born father barracks world war served commissioned regiment war appointed regimental riding master retired 1st 2nd life guards amalgamated single regiment axe fellow officer married american steel offered sydney work secretary wife family emigrated long_island new_york education father served france world war mother lived family kent attended public school preferred army families moving new_york enrolled found difficulty adjusting difference military school england new_york city public school graduation age enrolled new york city grand central school art studied early years painted advertising signs support grounding fine art techniques graduated new_york studied noted artist marriage later life member faculty new_york met fashion photographic model married moved pennsylvania bought old farm alma named home according jack meant absolutely taught wife paint success artist right couple hold annual joint exhibitions years assisted husband planning research books acknowledged efforts book taught art classes despite handicapped loss left eye infection operation signature member master fellow american society marine artists member adviser boards died home pennsylvania age body medical science died march jack children survived illustrator author artist military illustrations world war interest sailing maritime subjects began london sail model interest developed lifelong passion teens sailed small craft harbor near new home long_island early years world war took sampling war illustrations art director commissioned produce drawing imaginary coastal invasion england paid work large sum time paid rent months appearing july war time illustrations life works anne brown military collection early 1940s obtained work producing war pictures magazines including series double page spreads controversial newspaper illustrations war years output large corporations reserved production management keen promote connection war effort buying public resume peacetime sales received advertising commissions corporations including steel received commissions aircraft recognition charts intrigued later find charts army basic training quality maritime illustrations invited publisher provide artwork children book author known military historian invited participate naval game based developed involving dozens tiny wooden ships built scale inch feet spread floor apartment maneuvers calculated complex mathematical formula result collaboration published volume described text illustrated color class ship navy called army service enlisted april pulled basic training fort virginia complete work illustrator magazine originally introduced editor colonel commenced work head office new_york worked departure britain citizen united_states august served artist british london august discharged november britain spent time royal_navy convoy north_sea witnessed bombing flew berlin lancaster bomber spent time boat patrolling beaches trip brittany armored column events sorties illustrated magazine double page spreads time britain wrote articles war rockets german_navy published science science fiction illustrations late 1940s early 1950s marine art featured covers publications advertising material science fiction art illustrated covers pulp science fiction magazines included galaxy science fiction reduced interest pre war work applied position teaching taught painting new_york result friendship introduced members met ron invited join trap door spiders club closely associated contact visionary complimented exposure german rockets europe served strengthen growing interest space travel rockets science fiction collaborated classic books rockets jets guided missiles space ships space ship moon books released amidst great wave interest space travel sweeping united_states rest world 1950s published countries translated languages books prospect space exploration practical possibility nasa scientists books demonstrate ideas seeking funding space program nasa scientists today retain fond memories influence books careers books wrote illustrated books wide range marine military historical educational themes famous works illustration arms equipment civil war civil war library museum philadelphia described work generals battles things know areas welcome addition civil war library republished times recently wrote illustrated bible sold copies revised edition published book acknowledges father years cavalry lifetime interest horses advice book published book published decided stop writing concentrate painting new edition published publisher new editions books paintings illustrations relies realistic style executed preference painted works water colors media majority paintings maritime theme wrote strange globe covered water artists know paint stated preference art styles direct type realistic painting admired new hope school liking modern art catalog listing works posthumously compiled relatives retrospective exhibition sale artworks found home death held late consisted previously unseen printed materials annual award given local artist financed proceeds sale works paintings owned united_states_coast_guard institutions corporations private collectors original manuscripts illustrations outstanding authors artists recognition work accepted received number awards accolades career including american revolution round table award mystic maritime gallery purchase award inducted living legend celebrated master genre space art
Jack Coggins