A resident of New Jersey, Keith was a 1992 inductee into the Aviation Hall of Fame of N.J. Keith is an Honorary Daedalian and an honorary member of the USAF Thunderbirds. Keith has worked in the New York City area as a freelance artist since 1956, serving the advertising, editorial, public relations and historical documentation needs of airframe, engine and avionics manufacturers and their advertising agencies, aviation trade publications, and the military and aviation museums. He is best known for his two 75-foot murals in the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, his B-17 mural "Fortresses Under Fire" in the Museum's World War II Gallery and "The Evolution of Jet Aviation" mural in the Jet Aviation Gallery. He is a founder and past president of the American Society of Aviation Artists and a Life Member of the Society of Illustrators in New York. Active in the Air Force Art Program over 50 years, Keith has 62 major paintings in the Air Force Art Collection. Keith's entire life has involved aviation, with 65 of those years in the creation of aviation art.
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