FRANZ STIGLER signature included! A Higher Call John D. Shaw Charlie Brown B-17
A fine art print by JOHN SHAW. December 20, 1943: Encountering a mortally-wounded B-17 limping back to England, Luftwaffe ace Franz Stigler anticipated an easy kill and another opportunity to avenge his brother’s death at the opening of WWII. As he approached the virtually helpless American plane, however, he saw the faces of the dead and wounded crewmen. Then, Stigler’s eyes met those of pilot Charles Brown. Despite the potentially severe consequences of letting an enemy plane escape, Stigler felt that he had to answer a higher call of honor. Expecting the worst at any moment, Brown marveled as the enemy Bf-109 stuck with him to the North Sea. His adversary then saluted and veered away, allowing the astonished Brown to journey safely home. With this encounter engraved into the minds of both pilots for decades after the war’s end, the two men remarkably located one another in 1990. In the years that followed, their friendship developed to the point where Stigler considered Brown to be as precious as the brother he had lost. VETERAN SIGNED: comes with Franz Stigler signature card to be framed in with your print. This print is from the. Ith framing goodies shown. The autograph card of “A Higher Call” hero, Franz Stigler, on a separate card, perfect to frame with your print. Also included are portrait photos of Franz and Charlie, relics taken from a B-17 and Bf-109 that flew combat during WWII, 8th AF & JG 27 patches, “Return of the Pub” companion print and a COA. Valor Studios is the original publisher of the Higher Call project- we commissioned the original, handled every single print signing, and found a small number of mint condition Gallery Editions during our move which we are listing for sale. WHY CHOOSE VALOR STUDIOS? Since 1999 we’ve been creating the world’s finest hand-autographed military art and collectibles. We are the only art publisher to conduct signings with Major Dick Winters and Captain Ron Speirs, and we’ve had the honor of working with former Presidents Bush’41 and Bush’43, General Hal Moore (We Were Soldiers), aviators Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler (A Higher Call), MOH recipient Tom Hudner (Devotion), and many more military heroes. Combine that with a reputation of being America’s leader in military art publishing and you can shop with complete peace of mind. Our veteran signers know the items they are autographing are for commercial purposes and they’re paid generously for their efforts. We’re proud to say that some of our veteran friends have been signing with us for 15+ years! They are printed on museum grade papers with archival inks and with proper care (utilizing archival-grade storage methods) will last longer than any of us. All our veteran signed items are limited in number. Once they sell out there is no creating more and as a result we often see our products appreciate in value. We’re a small family business based outside of Denver, we have New York Times bestselling author Adam Makos (“A Higher Call” & “Spearhead”) as our company president, his brother Bryan is our art director, and their sister Erica, our sales manager. Our fine art lithos, giclees, photos and books are all printed in America. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “valorstudiosinc” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Artist: John Shaw
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Large (Greater than 30\
- Type: Print
- Listed By: Publisher
- Edition Size: 100
- Edition Type: Limited Edition
- Width (Inches): 32
- Height (Inches): 22.5
- Original/Reproduction: Artwork Reproduction
- Subject: Military & Political
- Print Type: Lithograph