| FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION: COVER ART (by date) |
| No. |
Issue Date |
Cover Artist |
Comments |
| 300 |
1976 MAY |
Hardy, David |
2nd of his Bhen the Green Alien series of covers; depicts Bhen riding in the moon buggy that the astronauts left behind on the moon; Hardy has book, Visions of Space: An Artist's Journey Through the Cosmos(1990) |
| 301 |
1976 JUN |
Hardy, David |
see p.129, depicts "the sole occupant of a scout ship (who) has managed to escape (crash landing) on a planet of the binary star VV Cephei"; art also used for German mag. Delta cover; has book The Fires Within: Volcanoes on Earth and Other Planets(1991) |
| 302 |
1976 JUL |
Sternbach, Rick |
cover illustrates "The Anvil of Jove" by Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund; Sternbach's 1st pub. art was in ANA 1973 OCT; he W-1977-1978 HUG, & N-1975-1976, for Best Professional Artist; also did F&SF covers as Richard Sternbach |
| 303 |
1976 AUG |
Bear, Greg |
(1951- ) depicts an astronaut pulling a wagon full of samples on the surface of a moon or planet, & coming across a yin-yang artifact; Bear's only cover for F&SF, he also did the covers for Fantasy Reader #6 1975, & GAL 1977 APR; also a famous sf writer |
| 304 |
1976 SEP |
Hardy, David |
3rd of his Bhen the Green Alien series of covers; depicts Bhen riding on the Pioneer II spacecraft; painting titled "Hitch on Pioneer II"; see Hardy's website at www.astroart.org, which gives an overview of his life & his artwork |
| 305 |
1976 OCT |
Bonestell, Chesley |
painting titled "Mariner 10 Approaching Mercury" |
| 306 |
1976 NOV |
Emsh, Ed |
Special Damon Knight Issue; depicts Damon Knight amidst a flurry of sheets of written words |
| 307 |
1976 DEC |
Walotsky, Ron |
cover illustrates "Ghost of a Crown" by Sterling E. Lanier |
| 308 |
1977 JAN |
Walotsky, Ron |
cover illustrates "The Pale Brown Thing" by Fritz Leiber |
| 309 |
1977 FEB |
Sternbach, Rick |
cover illustrates "In the Hall of the Martian Kings" by John Varley; Sternbach worked for Disney before going to Hollywood to work on a Star Trek film, & on Carl Sagan's Cosmos series; he was a founder in 1976 of the Assoc. of Science Fiction/Fantasy Artists(ASFA) |
| 310 |
1977 MAR |
Schomburg, Alex |
cover illustrates "Twilight Reign" by Gerald Pearce; after a chance meeting with Hugo Gernsback in 1925, he did covers for Gernsback's earliest mags., Science & Invention, Electrical Experimenter, & Radio Craft!; Schomburg N-1962 HUG, for Best Professional Artist |
| 311 |
1977 APR |
Palladini, David |
(1946- ) cover illustrates "The Hundredth Dove" by Jane Yolen; Palladini did 2 F&SF covers; he has painted tarot card decks, 1st in 1970 The Aquarian Tarot, & book F.D. Graves: The Windows of Tarot(1973); cover illustrates Yolen: The Hundredth Dove and Other Tales(1976) |
| 312 |
1977 MAY |
Hardy, David |
cover illustrates "The Big Fans" by Keith Roberts; Hardy was President of the International Association of Astronomical Artists(IAAA) from 1996-2000; see the IAAA's website at www.iaaa.org |
| 313 |
1977 JUN |
Sternbach, Rick |
cover illustrates "The Star Eel" by Robert F. Young; Sternbach works mainly with the air brush, but also uses ordinary brushes; see his entry in Robert Weinberg: A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists(1988) |
| 314 |
1977 JUL |
Freas, Kelly |
Special Harlan Ellison Issue, depicts Harlan Ellison in the midst of 20 midget characters from his stories; Freas, etal, have a Marvel graphic novel, Open Space(1989 Mid-December); see his interview in LOC 2001 MAR(#482) |
| 315 |
1977 AUG |
Sternbach, Rick |
cover illustrates "A Snark in the Night" by Gregory Benford; Sternbach won an Emmy in 1980 for his work on Carl Sagan's documentary science series, Cosmos(Di Fate); has book with Michael Okuda, Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual(1991) |
| 316 |
1977 SEP |
Dixon, Don |
depicts a bleak landscape illuminated by a single star; Dixon has nf book Universe(1981), which describes the history of the universe thru the Voyager missions, incl. NASA images & the author's paintings; has website www.cosmographica.com/; member of IAAA |
| 317 |
1977 OCT |
Bonestell, Chesley |
depicts a spacecraft flyby of Saturn |
| 318 |
1977 NOV |
Hardy, David |
cover illustrates "Wolfhead" by Charles L. Harness; see his book Hardyware: The Art of David A. Hardy(2001), which follows "Hardy's development as an artist before & during the early days of space travel"(Karen Haber, in LOC 2001 NOV) |
| 319 |
1977 DEC |
Walotsky, Ron |
cover illustrates "Assassins" by Ron Goulart |
| 320 |
1978 JAN |
Hardy, David |
4th of his Bhen the Green Alien series of covers; depicts Bhen making a snow alien & snowball on a moon of Uranus; see letter from a 12-year old boy in 1978 AUG; cover redone for 1979 APR issue with ring around Uranus & minus Bhen |
| 321 |
1978 FEB |
Campanile, Dario |
cover illustrates "Stone" by Edward Bryant; the story was inspired by the cover painting; many major art galeries & sellers have websites that display his art, incl. www.art-broker.com/artists/campanile/campanile.htm, & www.campanilefineart.com |
| 322 |
1978 MAR |
Bonestell, Chesley |
depicts a coastline with 3 pyrimidal structures, 2 dinosaurs & 1 human skeleton |
| 323 |
1978 APR |
Hardy, David |
see p.29, Special All British Issue, cover artist is British, too; depicts a War of the Worlds scene, it is from Hardy & Moore: The New Challenge of the Stars(1977); see Hardy entry in Weinberg: A Biographical Dictionary of S. F. and Fantasy Artists(1988) |
| 324 |
1978 MAY |
Sternbach, Rick |
cover illustrates "King Frog" by Richard Olin; Sternbach has book, Star Trek: The Next Generation U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Blueprints(1996); he W-1976-77, & N-1975, 1979-83 LOC, for Best Professional Artist; W-1986 CHS, for Artistic Achievement |
| 325 |
1978 JUN |
Hardy, David |
cover illustrates "Points of Contact" by Gordon Eklund; Hardy began doing book cover art in 1972, on reissues of books by Arthur C. Clarke; He has also did LP & CD cover art for music groups such as Hawkwind, Moody Blues, & Pink Floyd(Dark Side of the Moon) |
| 326 |
1978 JUL |
Walotsky, Ron |
cover illustrates "The Syndicated Time" by Sterling E. Lanier |
| 327 |
1978 AUG |
Schomburg, Alex |
cover illustrates "Smasher" by Fred Saberhagen; after closing his art atudio in 1930, Schomburg worked for a NY film company, doing mag. art on the side, & covers for Timely Comics(later Marvel), for superheroes incl. Captain America, the Human Torch, etc. |
| 328 |
1978 SEP |
Sternbach, Rick |
cover illustrates "In Alien Flesh" by Gregory Benford; Sternbach has book, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual(1998); he is a 1983 founding member of the IAAA, the International Association of Astronomical Artists |
| 329 |
1978 OCT |
Hardy, David |
5th of his Bhen the Green Alien series of covers; depicts Bhen on the space telescope, thumbing a ride from a passing space shuttle; Hardy's artwork for F&SF, & Bhen, are discussed in his book Hardyware: The Art of David A. Hardy(2001) |
| 330 |
1978 NOV |
Palladini, David |
cover illustrates "Brother Hart" by Jane Yolen; Palladini cover illustrates the books by Stephen King: The Eyes of the Dragon(1987), & Drs. Julia Heiman & Joseph Lopicculo: Becoming Orgasmic(1992); has book, A Year (More or Less) in Jamaica(1992) |
| 331 |
1978 DEC |
Hardy, David |
cover illustrates "Quiet Sea" by Glen Cook; Hardy has worked with Patrick Moore, since 1957, on the longest running TV series in the U.K., still running, the monthly astronomical programme, The Sky at Night |
| 332 |
1979 JAN |
Walotsky, Ron |
cover illustrates "Palely Loitering" by Christopher Priest |
| 333 |
1979 FEB |
Emshwiller, Ed |
cover illustrates "On Wings of Song" by Thomas M. Disch |
| 334 |
1979 MAR |
Shaw, Barclay |
(1949- ) cover illustrates "Broken Stairways, Walls of Time" by Lee Killough; his 1st cover art; Shaw did 22 covers for F&SF; born in Bronxville, NY; attended Trinity College in Hartford, CT; earned a BA in philosophy of religion from Univ. of Connecticut in 1972 |
| 335 |
1979 APR |
Hardy, David |
see p.41, sequel to 1978 JAN cover, this time depicting Uranus with rings & without Bhen; Uranus was found to have rings a short time ago, which was pointed out by 12-year old Paul Jones in a 1978 AUG letter, who asked for accuracy in cover art |
| 336 |
1979 MAY |
Hardy, David |
depicts an asteroid-turned-spaceship orbiting a planet |
| 337 |
1979 JUN |
Schomburg, Alex |
cover illustrates "The Battle of the Abaco Reefs" by Hilbert Schenck; 1950s were Schomburg's most prolific period in sf art, doing many mag. & book covers; retired from sf art in mid-1960s when the field narrowed, returning in the 1970s |
| 338 |
1979 JUL |
Shaw, Barclay |
cover illustrates "Jumping the Line" by Grania Davis; Shaw worked for short periods of time with New York sculptor Joseph MacDonnell, & as a woodworker in Boston for the Charles Webb Furniture Company(Weinberg) |
| 339 |
1979 AUG |
Hardy, David |
cover illustrates "Out There Where the Big Ships Go" by Richard Cowper |
| 340 |
1979 SEP |
Walotsky, Ron |
cover illustrates "The Extraordinary Voyages of Amelie Bertrand" by Joanna Russ; at his website, www.walotsky.com, he says he considers this cover to be an homage to one of his favorite artists, Rene Magritte |
| 341 |
1979 OCT |
Bevans, Tom |
30th Anniversary Issue, cover depicts past covers in circular globes in front of an outer space background with rockets blazing a "30" in the center; Bevans only cover for F&SF |
| 342 |
1979 NOV |
Walotsky, Ron |
cover illustrates "Lord Valentine's Castle" by Robert Silverberg |
| 343 |
1979 DEC |
Hardy, David |
see p.23, depicts a spacecraft undergoing repairs by a robot, on a planetoid near a black hole; from Hardy & Moore: The New Challenge of the Stars(1977) |
| 344 |
1980 JAN |
Shaw, Barclay |
cover illustrates "Lord Valentine's Castle" by Robert Silverberg; Shaw returned to school in 1977 at the New England School of Art and Design, & began doing sf illustrations for an ad agency, & doing freelance photoretouching (Weinberg) |
| 345 |
1980 FEB |
Gaughan, Jack |
cover illustrates "Fud Smee" by Freff |
| 346 |
1980 MAR |
Shaw, Barclay |
cover illustrates "Steele Wyoming" by Ron Goulart; one of Shaw's earliest sf assignments was for a number of illustrations for Future Life magazine; in 1980 he moved to New York where he first met sf author Harlan Ellison (Weinberg) |
| 347 |
1980 APR |
Schomburg, Alex |
cover illustrates "Dangerous Games" by Marta Randall; Schomburg was production designer for movie 2001: A Space Odyssey; see biographies of Schomburg in ANA 1978 JAN(biolog), ASI 1979 AUG(by Shawna McCarthy), & F&SF 1989 DEC(book review by Algis Budrys) |
| 348 |
1980 MAY |
Hardy, David |
cover illustrates "The Merry Men of Methane" by Stephen Tall |
| 349 |
1980 JUN |
Hardy, David |
6th of his Bhen the Green Alien ser. of covers; depicts Bhen riding a satellite in orbit around the Earth; Bhen was 1st conceived by Hardy & friend Anthony Naylor, & was intended to be the central character of a children's book that was never written |
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