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Ship Art by John R. Barrett

John R. Barrett has been a graphic illustrator for over thirty five years. Considered by many to be one of the foremost naval ship illustrators in the world he is certainly the finest digital illustrator in the field. He is the illustrator of the Tin Can Sailors series of data-type books and other full-sized books by Robert F. Sumrall. He served in the U.S. Navy between 1960 and 1964. Completing his recruit training at Great Lakes, Illinois he was assigned to the Jacksonville Naval Air Station as a storekeeper. Changing his rate to gunners mate, he finished his naval service aboard the USS William R. Rush (DD-714) home ported at Mayport, Florida. He studied illustration during 1967 at the Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut, a school founded by Norman Rockwell, and began his career as a graphic illustrator upon completion. In 1970 he opened his own studio in Annapolis, Maryland specializing commercial illustration. In 1981 he became the manager of the Graphics Section for Black & Decker's International Household Products Division. He began his freelance career as a naval illustrator in 1991. John is a lifetime member of Tin Can Sailors, the National Association of Destroyer Veterans. He has done numerous illustrations, maps, and charts for the TIN CAN SAILOR, the quarterly publication of the National Association of Destroyer veterans. If you wish to contact him you can reach him by e-mail at john@navyyardassociates.net.

• Each ship profile is individually prepared in response to your order. Please allow three to four weeks for delivery since this is not a mass produced product. We do not do RUSH orders.

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