Dauntless: Rising to the Sun

Beautifully framed, historical aviation art makes a rare gift that carries a message of strength, patriotism and memory. In this release, artist William S. Phillips revisits the "Dauntless," the standard shipborne dive-bomber (SBD) of the US Navy for most of World War II. (His 1991 print, "Dauntless: Against the Rising Sun," is among Phillips’ most collectible releases.) In this unique-format canvas, perfect for the study or library, three SBD-5s form up, enroute to a target on a morning mission early in 1944. One of the last squadron’s to operate the SBD was VB-10 and it flew from the carrier USS "Enterprise" CV-6, the most decorated ship of the Second World War.