Alpine Eagles (Artist's Proof Print) by John Shaw
Artist's Proof Print
Image Area: 28 in x 14 in
Overall size: 31 in x 19 in
Signed by 11 veterans including pilots of the 325th Fighter Group (Checktertail Clan), Easy Company "Band of Brothers" paratroopers and other ETO vets.
Includes additional photos, patch, pins & documentation.
Originally commissioned as a companion drawing to accompany the print The Eagle’s Nest issued in 2009.
Sold out at publisher but available for purchase here at our gallery.
Professional framing available upon request. All framing materials are archival and conservation-grade to ensure long-term preservation. Please contact us for options and pricing.
May 1945: We made it. The feeling in the air was electric when American troops reached Berchtesgaden, Germany in early May 1945. Once, these Alps were “Flak Alley,” a threatening “Alpine Redoubt.” But now the war in Europe is won and this storybook land is again a playground.
As the paratroopers of Easy Company, 506th P.I.R., 101st Airborne tour the newly-liberated “Eagle’s Nest,” the flyboys of the 325th Fighter Group, the famed “Checkertail Clan,” buzz past with a wave.
Peace will take some getting used to. The sound of gunfire has been replaced by the pop of champagne bottles and the pilots can now soar without looking over their shoulders. Victory is here—finally. And the party has just begun.
