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Unearthly Visions Approaches to Science Fiction and Fantasy Art
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Gary Westfahl, George Slusser, Kathleen Church Plummer
Book Code: GM1705
ISBN: 0-313-31705-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31705-7
174 pages, Table
Greenwood Press
Publication: 1/30/2002
List Price: $99.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • ...this book deserves the attention as an important early step toward thinking about fantastic art.
    —Science Fiction Studies 2002
Description: A pioneering scholarly examination of the rich and fascinating fields of science fiction and fantasy art, this book stimulates scholarly interest in these areas by offering both surveys of the entire history of these traditions and focused examinations of particular genres and artists. In contrast to existing studies of science fiction and fantasy art, this volume argues that the subject needs to be explored within different contexts, such as literary history, art history, and cultural history. In addition, it maintains that certain trends should be followed across the field, such as art displaying recurring iconic images and art related to particular subgenres. The volume places special emphasis on studies that connect science fiction and fantasy artists to the authors and works they have illustrated. The contributors include several internationally recognized and award-winning science fiction writers and scholars. In addition to its historical surveys, the book provides detailed examinations of space art, representative artists Richard M. Powers and Frank Frazetta, and the major illustrators of noted children's author Margaret Wise Brown and famed fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Iconology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Art by George Slusser
  • Approaches to Science Fiction Art
  • Artists in Wonderland: Toward a True History of Science Fiction Art by Gary Westfahl
  • The Northrop Continuum: Science Fiction Illustration and the Flying Wing Aircraft by Howard V. Hendrix
  • Less is More: Empty Space, Invisibility, and Modern Design by Kathleen Church Plummer
  • "Getting It Right": A Reflection on Titans and Technologies by Gregory Benford
  • The Vision of Space: The Artist's View by Samuel Vasbinder
  • Shapes from the Edge of Time: The Science Fiction Artwork of Richard M. Powers by Kirk Hampton and Carol MacKay
  • Approaches to Fantasy Art
  • Notes on the Geography of Bad--and Good--Fantasy Art by John Clute
  • Archaeological Fieldwork in the Paper Tiger Stacks Report #43: A Short Happy History of Fantasy Art by John Grant
  • Wisdom and Clemency: The Collaborations of Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd by Lynne Lundquist and Gary Westfahl
  • "And What Happened After": How J.R.R. Tolkien Visualized, and Other Artists Re-Visualized, the Denizens of Middle-earth by Beatrix Karthaus-Hunt
  • Conan the Oxymoron: The Civilized Savage of Robert E. Howard and Frank Frazetta by David Hinckley
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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