Boks mask work was influenced by w t benda, a popular illustrator of the 1920s and 30s. Hannes bok by hannes bok, 97816470251, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. See more ideas about artist, bold colors and author. See more ideas about illustration, art and fantastic art. 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. Unsigned 11 x 14 print of the sorcerers ship art scanned from the original a hannes bok tshirt 1 printondemand trade paperback of emil petajas memorial to hannes bok. Hannes bok is considered the most original and unique talent among science fiction artists. Hannes bok comic artist the most popular comic art by. 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. Hannes boks most popular book is the house on the borderland.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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. Merritt hannes bok published by new collectors group 1946 the bristol board have i not wandered intoxicated through the universe of shapes. May 4, 2020 bold colors and distinctive style, an author as well as an artist. Both the book and dust wrapper are fine essentially as new as is the decorated board slipcase. You can observe bendas influence in boks blackandwhite pulp illustrations from the 1940s. His father was irving ingalls woodard, an electrician lineman from chicago, il. Bok found a new market for his art in book jacket illustration for science fiction. Bok s mask work was influenced by w t benda, a popular illustrator of the 1920s and 30s. 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. Hannes bok a life in illustration centipede press with. Limited edition of 200 numbered copies signed by contributors. 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.
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. You can observe bendas influence in bok s blackandwhite pulp illustrations from the 1940s. In the 1950s he was able to do more bookjacket illustrations, which he found less irksome than magazine work. 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. Bok s illustration of the alien from who goes there. This collection covers the entire career of hannes bok. Login to enjoy the indias leading online book store sapnaonline discount sales on your favourite author hannes bok books, with free delivery. High quality slideshow of artwork by the great hannes bok. Hannes bok 1914 1964 the fox woman the blue pagoda a. Hannes bok, born wayne woodard, changed his name to a phonetic play of the name. A hannes bok sketchbook by hannes bok book and flights of angels. 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. 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.
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. Hannes bok, pseudonym for wayne francis woodard was an american artist and illustrator, as. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. 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. 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.
For hannes bok fans, not interested in his fiction. The life and legend of hannes bok by emil petaja signed. Laidin is a printed prospectus of what was then available from the publisher. Hannes bok comic art member gallery results page 1. A life in illustration 22 1993 from the collection of ray bradbury 1993 also appeared as. 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. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Beyond the golden stair ballantine adult fantasy series. 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. Hannes bok s most popular book is the house on the borderland.
A life in illustration by hannes bok, joseph wrzos editor, ray bradbury introduction by online at alibris. I thought about this as i went through my copy of the recently issued, and perfectly sumptuous, collection hannes bok. See more ideas about illustration, science fiction and art. 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. For you, we have your chance to support this kickstarter and get something for your collection. Hannes bok died alone in his apartment, either of a heart attack or starvation, on april 11, 1964, at age fortynine. 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. Hannes bok books list of books by author hannes bok. Only a few months later, he died of a heart attack in his studioapartment in new york city. His paintings achieved a luminous, stainedglass quality, through the use of an arduous glazing process, reminiscent of his early mentors, maxfield parrish.
See more ideas about fantasy art, fantastic art and science fiction art. A life in illustration 1st edition by hannes bok, joseph wrzos editor, ray bradbury introduction paperback, 456 pages, published 2012. A life in illustration nonfiction by hannes bok and. Hannes bok, born wayne woodard, changed his name to a phonetic play of the name of the 18th century composer johann s. Bok was also a noted astrologer as well as a creative writer. Hannes bok 19141964 is considered to be one of the premier fantasy ill.
Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. Over 100 images of his magazine, pulp and book illustrations and covers and more from the 1930s to 1950s. A life in illustration are much prized by fans of midcentury illustration. Books by hannes bok, hannes bok books online india, hannes. Hugo awardwinning artist hannes bok s fantastic illustrations graced the pages of many science fiction magazines and books. There were a lot of books and magazines about science fiction, fantasy, and speculative adventure written for kids in the 1950s and 1960s, continues smith. The weird fantasy menageries of hannes bok dangerous minds. I started seeing bok s work when i collected books that featured the work of pulp artists back in the 70s. A life in illustration hardcover slipcase first edition centipede press, 2012. A tip o the hat to dear old dad, number one science. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
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. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. When ebay started, i bought older portfolios and books that his admirers had complied. That universe which you say you see and feel, that universe is my dream but does it float. A blurb regarding boks later life on a pulp artist database has these few sentences regarding the later years of his life. 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 a life in illustration edited by joseph wrzos centipede press. Parks, a daughter of a prosperous lawyer that had moved to chicago from new hampshire. See all books authored by hannes bok, including weird tales 1, and the black wheel, and more on. The limited hardcover edition contains two color plates and an original sketch. He painted nearly 150 covers for various science fiction, fantasy, and detective fiction. I have never made a rough sketch in my life, except tiny little things that. 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. Benda was also a skilled mask maker and wrote a book.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes. Campbells story thats been made into a couple of movies. 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. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. 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. Benda was also a skilled mask maker and wrote a book on the subject, masks, in 1944. Hannes bok is the pseudonym of wayne francis woodard. He also did bookjackets for arkham house, fantasy press, gnome. A selftaught artist during the great depression, bok was greatly influenced by the symmetry and glazing techniques in the works of maxfield parrish. Hannes bok project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Hannes bok american illustration the korshak collection. Hannes bok 19141964 is considered to be one of the premier fantasy illustrators of the twentieth century. 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. Korshak at shasta is considered to be the finest of his career.
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. Note a very tiny flaw to the slipcase at upper tip the pasted on illustration is slightly turned up at one corner. A life in illustration 26 1993 interior artwork by hannes bok variant of from the collection of ray bradbury 2 392 hannes bok. Throughout his life, bok was deeply interested in astrology, as well as in the music of the finnish composer. Selftaught, he developed an art style unlike anything that came before or since his work appeared. 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. Hannes bok has 32 books on goodreads with 1270 ratings. 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. Bok sketches from the hannes bok sketchbook folio, and a hannes bok sketchbook plus unpublished sketches. The name hannes bok was taken from johann sebastian bach. It turned out to be a hannes bok illustration called a rose for ecclesiastes.
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