Title

Salute to the Tuskegee Airmen

Creation Date

1987

Description

This is a painting of five planes flying in the clouds, two are in the forefront and two are in the background of the right side of the painting. This group of planes was dubbed the 'Red-Tailed Angels' below the painting is a collection of 26 signatures. In the middle of the signatures is the text: 

Red Tail Angels
by 
John D. Shaw
A Salute to the Tuskegee Airmen

During the tumultuous days of World War II, the all-black squadrons comprising the "Tuskegee Airmen" achieved fame in the skies over North Africa, the Mediterranean and Europe. Despite the obstacles of prejudice and segregation, these patriotic individuals pressed on to become one of America's finest fighter units. In over 200 escort missions, these intrepid pilots never lost a friendly bomber in their charge to enemy fighter attack, earning them the nickname 'Red Tail Angels'

Below the text is four small circular images; the far right is a cartoon devil holding a pitchfork with angel wings, to its left another caricature in angel wings and the two far most left very difficult to distinguish.