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Jason Askew art prints of the
Zulu War. Prints include Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, Hlobane and Ulundi.
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Jason Askew was born in South Africa, went to the
Johannesburg school of art ballet and music, and attended the City and
Guilds of London Art College, Kennington. His interest in military
history started as a teenager in the history of South Africa, The Zulu
and South African wars, where he got his inspiration for his first major
epic series of the Zulu war. Everyone doing national service had a
choice of going to the army or the police. He was in the police - the
police and army training being very similar. In South Africa, the police
service was, and is still bearing the brunt of the civil unrest, and the
crime wave (average of 19000 murders per year for the last ten years) It
is through the experience of the police, and what he had to confront,
that motivated him to paint these experiences, and it was very good for
someone with an interest in military history to see the effects of
fighting first hand, particularly in the brutal, sometimes hand to hand
killing that is the norm in South African situations. He was based at
Hillbrow (the bronx of Joburg) and also served with the SAPS flying
squad. All the experiences that he had in the SAPS directly inform the
paintings that Jason Askew does. : I never lose sight of the fact that
real people are often caught in the middle of conflicts that are created
by politicians/governments/reasons beyond the control of individuals,
yet it is always individuals that suffer. Jason Askew is often
commissioned by many British and overseas regiments. 2RGR the gurkhas,
The Queens Lancashire Regiment, the Coldstream Guards, the Staffordshire
Regiment to name a few. He was also an official war artist for the
Staffordshire Regiment in Iraq. Cranston Fine Arts are proud to be
publishing a majority of art prints by Jason Askew since 2005 and are
planning a major series of releases which they have commissioned over
the next few months, including an outstanding series of eight First
World war battle scenes of many of the major western front battles. This
series started in 2007 and will be completed by the end of 2008. Also
included is a series of four Battle of Waterloo and four Zulu War
limited editions, all specially priced for collectors.
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Isandlwana 22nd January 1879 - Saving The Guns by Jason Askew
Less than 7 copies now available.
Signed open edition print. Image size 24 inches x 14 inches (61cm x 36cm). Price £45.00
ITEM CODE JA0003
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Rorkes Drift 22nd January 1879 - Defending the Store House by Jason Askew
Signed open edition. Image size 24 inches x 14 inches (61cm x 36cm). Price £45.00
Open edition. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £38.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE JA0005
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Jason Askew was born in South Africa,
went to the Johannesburg school of art ballet and music, and attended
the City and Guilds of London Art College, Kennington. His interest in
military history started as a teenager in the history of South Africa,
The Zulu and South African wars, where he got his inspiration for his
first major epic series of the Zulu war. Everyone doing national service
had a choice of going to the army or the police. He was in the police -
the police and army training being very similar. In South Africa, the
police service was, and is still bearing the brunt of the civil unrest,
and the crime wave (average of 19000 murders per year for the last ten
years) It is through the experience of the police, and what he had to
confront, that motivated him to paint these experiences, and it was very
good for someone with an interest in military history to see the effects
of fighting first hand, particularly in the brutal, sometimes hand to
hand killing that is the norm in South African situations. He was based
at Hillbrow (the bronx of Joburg) and also served with the SAPS flying
squad. All the experiences that he had in the SAPS directly inform the
paintings that Jason Askew does. : I never lose sight of the fact that
real people are often caught in the middle of conflicts that are created
by politicians/governments/reasons beyond the control of individuals,
yet it is always individuals that suffer. Jason Askew is often
commissioned by many British and overseas regiments. 2RGR the gurkhas,
The Queens Lancashire Regiment, the Coldstream Guards, the Staffordshire
Regiment to name a few. He was also an official war artist for the
Staffordshire Regiment in Iraq. Cranston Fine Arts are proud to be
publishing a majority of art prints by Jason Askew since 2005 and are
planning a major series of releases which they have commissioned over
the next few months, including an outstanding series of eight First
World war battle scenes of many of the major western front battles. This
series started in 2007 and will be completed by the end of 2008. Also
included is a series of four Battle of Waterloo and four Zulu War
limited editions, all specially priced for collectors.
Jason Askew presenting a recent painting to the
Gurkha Regiment.
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