biographie de Clayton KNIGHT (1891-1969)

Birth place: Rochester, NY

Addresses: NYC

Profession: Illustrator, mural painter, writer, lecturer

Studied: AIC; Von der Lancken; R. Henri; G. Bellows.

Exhibited: AIC, 1936.

Member: SU

Work: aviation murals, Gotham Hotel, NYC.

Comments: An expert on aviation, he was shot down in WWI in France. He was combat historian for the 8th, 11th and 20th Air Forces during WWII, covering the Aleutians, Alaska and the Pacific. Illustr.: Pilot's Luck; Non Stop Stowaway, and others. He was married to Katherine Sturges (see entry) and father of Hilary Knight (see entry).