{"product_id":"helms-clinton-title-usar-57th-wing-thunderbirds","title":"Helms, Clinton title: USAR 57th Wing Thunderbirds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClinton Helms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUSAR 57th Wing Thunderbirds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 x 36 x .5\"\u003c\/span\u003e, framed to \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24.75 x 36.75 x 1\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on Canvas Panel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$1000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inspiration for this particular painting was created from photos I took while on assignment many years ago for the USAR Arts Program. It was never delivered because the program ran out of funding due to Government Budit Cuts doing the first Trump Administration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist's Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClinton Helms is a Fine Artist\/Illustrator who was born in Virginia. He is a retired U.S. Army Veteran with 39 years of service. He graduated from VCU School of Arts in 1999, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. He also received a Master of Fine Art in Art from Marywood University in Scranton, PA., in 2007. His work is in the collection at VCU Health, UVA Health, the Air Force Arts Program, the Pentagon, and in the homes of many private collectors. Clinton has been teaching drawing for the part twenty-one years as an Adjunct Professor in the Art Foundation Program, and the Communication Art Department with the School of Arts at VCU. He currently lives in Goochland, Virginia with his wife Ella B. Helms who is also an Artist as well as an Administrator in the Powhatan School System.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"September Members Exhibition 2026: Travel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52465286775086,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/8101\/files\/Helms_Clinton_USAR57thWingThunderbirds_Oil_1000.jpg?v=1786982729","url":"https:\/\/www.crossroadsartcenter.com\/products\/helms-clinton-title-usar-57th-wing-thunderbirds","provider":"Crossroads Art Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}