The image of the thief/assassin/spy by Richard Hescox in the Friday night OT header last week is one I've seen before, a long time ago but can't remember where. I searched for it too long and still came up with nothing. I did stumble into more rabbit holes though.
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| The cover of the '76 Dell Laurel-Leaf edition I first read |
The cover artist is uncredited and has sci-fi fans and artists including Michael Whelan stumped.
Looking for help solving a mystery of who illustrated this cover for A WRINKLE IN TIME (Dell, Laurel Leaf 1976).
— Michael Whelan (@whelanmichael) May 25, 2023
The art is uncredited in the book. The link details where breadcrumbs have led so far:https://t.co/MCwfvXscOG pic.twitter.com/NwjrRu5cfZ
The style looks really familiar, but that doesn't mean anything. It could be the same uncredited artist on the cover of A Wind in the Door. Who knows? The DL-L edition of A Swiftly Tilting Planet in the 70s was by Rowena, who definitely wasn't the artist on the other two.
Paul Lehr was a good guess but has been eliminated from consideration, I think:
If anyone has a clue, let the folks who are wondering know here. (Naturally I'm asking this right when OWYAC has gone on a trip)
I did learn about Charles Lilly though. You've all seen his cover for the The Autobiography of Malcolm X, but he's done some fantastic illustration work throughout his career. Here's a Budweiser ad from the late 70s he painted:
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| That you, Hannibal? |
And my personal favorite of his, a piece that might be of interest to the user here with a dead astronaut avatar whose Hescox image put me on this idiot's quest in the first place:
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| English edition of The Earth Is Near by Luděk Pešek, 1973, Dell |
But enough about me. What's up with you all?
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