Hannes bok is considered the most original and unique talent among science fiction artists. Perhaps the strangest facts about hannes bok, born wayne francis woodard in 1914, was the end of his life which saw him fall from a healthy illustrator to distraught and impoverished astrologer. Login to enjoy the indias leading online book store sapnaonline discount sales on your favourite author hannes bok books, with free delivery. Bok found a new market for his art in book jacket illustration for science fiction. He also did bookjackets for arkham house, fantasy press, gnome. A blurb regarding boks later life on a pulp artist database has these few sentences regarding the later years of his life. July 2, 1914 april 11, 1964, was an american artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. See more ideas about artist, bold colors and author.
His paintings achieved a luminous, stainedglass quality, through the use of an arduous glazing process, reminiscent of his early mentors, maxfield parrish. Hannes bok by hannes bok, 97816470251, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Hannes bok a life in illustration centipede press with. A tip o the hat to dear old dad, number one science. Hannes bok comic art member gallery results page 1. I have never made a rough sketch in my life, except tiny little things that. A life in illustration 26 1993 interior artwork by hannes bok variant of from the collection of ray bradbury 2 392 hannes bok. Hardcover in dust jacket and slipcase first printing. A life in illustration nonfiction by hannes bok and. See more ideas about illustration, art and fantastic art. After world war ii, bok found a new market for his art in book jacket illustration for science fiction and fantasy publishers, particularly shasta books in chicago. Dying young, he left behind a mostly uncollected array of wonderful and astonishing blackandwhite pulp illustrations, a dozen or so dazzling dust jacket covers, and an asyetundetermined number of gorgeous color paintings, most of them quickly snapped up early by.
Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. You can observe bendas influence in bok s blackandwhite pulp illustrations from the 1940s. This collection covers the entire career of hannes bok. You can observe bendas influence in boks blackandwhite pulp illustrations from the 1940s. The name hannes bok was taken from johann sebastian bach. Hugo awardwinning artist hannes bok s fantastic illustrations graced the pages of many science fiction magazines and books.
Aug 06, 2007 hannes bok 1 hannes bok 2 hannes bok 3 golden age comic book stories is becoming one of my favorite places to visit. The life and legend of hannes bok by emil petaja signed. The limited hardcover edition contains two color plates and an original sketch. High quality slideshow of artwork by the great hannes bok.
His father was irving ingalls woodard, an electrician lineman from chicago, il. Painstakingly edited by joseph wrzos, with essays and memoirs on bok by ray bradbury, stephen fabian, and many others, this book features over 600 illustrations. Hannes bok, pseudonym for wayne francis woodard uk. He painted nearly 150 covers for various science fiction, fantasy, and detective fiction magazines, as well as contributing hundreds of black and. In addition, a life in illustration also includes a rich selection of critical and biographical background material, including a nostalgic memoir by ray bradbury, incisive tributes by fellow artists, a newly uncovered letter of encouragement by maxfield parrish, and boks own concise autobiography, as well as his long unavailable essay, hannes bok looks at fantasy art and illustration, a cogent elaboration of his artistic credo. See all books authored by hannes bok, including weird tales 1, and the black wheel, and more on. When ebay started, i bought older portfolios and books that his admirers had complied. As a consequence, none of boks artwork is currently available to the general public, and there is still much that has never been reproduced in the first place. See more ideas about illustration, science fiction and art.
Over 100 images of his magazine, pulp and book illustrations and covers and more from the 1930s to 1950s. Hannes bok, pseudonym for wayne francis woodard was an american artist and illustrator, as. Hannes bok, pseudonym for wayne francis woodard, was an american artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. A hannes bok sketchbook by hannes bok book and flights of angels. Hannes bok, pseudonym for wayne francis woodard july 2, 1914 april 11, 1964, was an american artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. Bok was also a noted astrologer as well as a creative writer. A life in illustration are much prized by fans of midcentury illustration.
See more ideas about fantasy art, fantastic art and science fiction art. I thought about this as i went through my copy of the recently issued, and perfectly sumptuous, collection hannes bok. Limited edition of 200 numbered copies signed by contributors. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Stephen fabian, and many others, this book features over 600 illustrations. Dying young, he left behind a mostly uncollected array of wonderful and astonishing blackandwhite pulp illustrations, a dozen or so dazzling dust jacket covers, and an asyetundetermined number of gorgeous color paintings, most of them quickly snapped up early by connoisseurs and. He published two novels, the sorcerers ship and the blue flamingo, which was later retitled beyond the golden stair. Centipede press has just released a new book about fantasy illustrator hannes bok, hannes bok. Laidin is a printed prospectus of what was then available from the publisher.
Hannes bok, born wayne woodard, changed his name to a phonetic play of the name. A life in illustration 1st edition by hannes bok, joseph wrzos editor, ray bradbury introduction paperback, 456 pages, published 2012. Bok s mask work was influenced by w t benda, a popular illustrator of the 1920s and 30s. After working on bradburys fanzine futuria fantasia, he was noticed by farnsworth wright, then editor of weird tales, who invited him to do some interior illustations for the magazine. Note a very tiny flaw to the slipcase at upper tip the pasted on illustration is slightly turned up at one corner. Benda was also a skilled mask maker and wrote a book on the subject, masks, in 1944. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Merritt hannes bok published by new collectors group 1946 the bristol board have i not wandered intoxicated through the universe of shapes. A life in illustration hardcover slipcase first edition centipede press, 2012. Hannes bok is the pseudonym of wayne francis woodard. Both the book and dust wrapper are fine essentially as new as is the decorated board slipcase. Hannes bok 19141964 is considered to be one of the premier fantasy illustrators of the twentieth century. A hannes bok showcase is that rare jewel of a book filled with eight full color pages and over eighty of bok s distinctive black and white illustrations.
He has not been forgotten, however, for his art lives on, and he is recognized as one of the foremost illustrators of fantasy and science fiction of the twentieth century. Boks mask work was influenced by w t benda, a popular illustrator of the 1920s and 30s. Hannes bok american illustration the korshak collection. Hannes bok 1914 1964 is considered to be one of the premier fantasy illustrators of the twentieth century dying young, he left behind a mostly uncollected array of wonderful and astonishing black and white pulp illustrations, a dozen or so dazzling dust jacket covers, and an as yet undetermined number of gorgeous color paintings, most of them quickly snapped up early byhannes bok 1914 1964 is. May 4, 2020 bold colors and distinctive style, an author as well as an artist. Parks, a daughter of a prosperous lawyer that had moved to chicago from new hampshire. In the 1950s he was able to do more bookjacket illustrations, which he found less irksome than magazine work. Bok sketches from the hannes bok sketchbook folio, and a hannes bok sketchbook plus unpublished sketches. Throughout his life, bok was deeply interested in astrology, as well as in the music of the finnish composer.
Boks work graced the pages of calendars and early fanzines, as well as dust jackets from specialty book publishers like arkham house, llewellyn, shasta publish. Stephen fabian, stephen hickman, jill bauman, bob eggleton, ray bradbury facsimile and bok also in facsimile however laid into this copy is an original check dated january 9, 1948 which bears hannes bok s autograph. Hannes bok s most popular book is the house on the borderland. Hannes bok died alone in his apartment, either of a heart attack or starvation, on april 11, 1964, at age fortynine. Benda was also a skilled mask maker and wrote a book. A life in illustration 22 1993 from the collection of ray bradbury 1993 also appeared as. Anybody who loves the artwork from old pulps will love this beautiful book. That universe which you say you see and feel, that universe is my dream but does it float. It turned out to be a hannes bok illustration called a rose for ecclesiastes.
Hannes boks most popular book is the house on the borderland. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Hannes bok, pseudonym for wayne woodard, was an american artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. Hannes bok comic artist the most popular comic art by. He painted nearly 150 covers for various science fiction, fantasy, and detective fiction. Only a few months later, he died of a heart attack in his studioapartment in new york city. A life in illustration 27 1993 interior artwork by hannes bok variant of cover art for the magazine of fantasy and science fiction, november 1963 1963.
He painted nearly 150 covers for various science fiction, fantasy, and detective fiction magazines, as well as contributing hundreds of black and white interior illustrations. We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes. Hannes bok 1914 1964 the fox woman the blue pagoda a. Hannes bok books list of books by author hannes bok. For you, we have your chance to support this kickstarter and get something for your collection. This includes many from pulps and pulp covers, and all of boks known dust jackets and the largest collection of bok paintings ever published many that have never before been printed. Selftaught, he developed an art style unlike anything that came before or since his work appeared. Hannes bok, born wayne woodard, changed his name to a phonetic play of the name of the 18th century composer johann s. Korshak at shasta is considered to be the finest of his career. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Painstakingly edited by joseph wrzos, with essays and memoirs on bok by ray bradbury, stephen fabian, and many others, this book features over 600. Hannes bok 19141964 is considered to be one of the premier fantasy ill.
A life in illustration by hannes bok, joseph wrzos editor, ray bradbury introduction by online at alibris. Campbells story thats been made into a couple of movies. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. A selftaught artist during the great depression, bok was greatly influenced by the symmetry and glazing techniques in the works of maxfield parrish. A life in illustration redresses this by bringing back into print not only his out of print artwork but many newly discovered drawings and paintings, reproduced here for the first time. Hannes bok a life in illustration edited by joseph wrzos centipede press. Books by hannes bok, hannes bok books online india, hannes. The most extensive collection of bok art ever gathered in a single book and printed using stochastic screening with five inks, resulting in unparalleled clarity and color reproduction. Hannes bok has 32 books on goodreads with 1270 ratings. Beyond the golden stair ballantine adult fantasy series. I started seeing bok s work when i collected books that featured the work of pulp artists back in the 70s.
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