The San Diego Air & Space Museum is proud to have an extended collection of art by George Akimoto. Eleven out of fifteen paintings by George Akimoto in our collection are portraits of the prominent inductees in our International Aerospace Hall of Fame:

“The Wright Brothers” by George Akimoto, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1965.

“Grover Loening” by George Akimoto, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1965.

“Dr. Robert H. Goddard” by George Akimoto, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1966.

“Donald W. Douglas” by George Akimoto, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1967.

“William Bishop” by George Akimoto, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1967.

“Anthony H.G. Fokker” by George Akimoto, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1970.

“General Curtiss E. LeMay” by George Akimoto, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1979.

“Robert C. Reeve” by George Akimoto, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1980.

“Ernst Heinkel” by George Akimoto, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1981.

“Juan Trippe” by George Akimoto, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1982.

“William Boeing, Sr.” by George Akimoto, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1984.

Additionally, we hold some beautiful paintings of aircraft by George Akimoto in our collection.

“Grumman F2F-1” by George Akimoto 1985.

“Curtiss SBC-3” by George Akimoto 1991.

“USN Boeing F4B fighters on a scouting patrol” by George Akimoto 1991.

“Curtiss BFC-2 Dive Bomber” by George Akimoto 2000.

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