ART OF RICHARD POWERS by Jane Frank
An extensively illustrated account of the life and work of this renowned and influential illustrative and fine artist Includes the surreal and visionary images that radically altered reader's perceptions of science fiction from the 1950s onwards Foreword by David G. Hartwell Credited with single-handedly revolutionizing the look of science fiction, Richard Powers's moodily imaginative and distinctive style, replete with abstract and Surrealist imagery, defined a coming of age for this literary genre during the Golden Era of paperback science fiction. Starting with his first appearance on Ballantine's paperbacks in the 1950s, his career spanned over four decades in which he produced jacket illustrations for over 1200 sf novels. Now widely regarded as the single most influential artist in the history of paperback illustrative art, Richard Powers is also considered a figure of towering stature in American twentieth-century fine art.
Jane Frank is a member of the Association of Science Fiction Artists (ASFA), the Washington Sculpture Association, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the Society of Illustrators. With her husband, Howard Frank, she has built up the largest collection of sf/fantasy art in the world, and in 1991 she founded Worlds of Wonder, the world's best known sf/fantasy art agency. Together with Howard Frank she has written The Frank Collection (1999), published by Paper Tiger.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781855858909 |
| ISBN 10 | 1855858908 |
| Title | ART OF RICHARD POWERS |
| Author | Jane Frank |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Pavilion Books |
| Year published | 2001-05-24 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Hugo Award (Related Book) 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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