Everything about frank frazettas art is bigger than life. Kane on the golden sea poster print by frank frazetta. The weird science archives take flight at dark horse. Now, for the first time, read his life story written by his oldest son, frank frazetta, jr.
Frank frazetta february 9, 1928 may 10, 2010 frazetta was born and raised in brooklyn, new york. His influence on the world of art is very much alive. There are several ways view the images in the gallery. You know the covers were talking about heroes with rippling muscles and massive swords, and scantilyclad heroines with bodies that supermodels would envy. The frazetta art museum, east stroudsburg, pennsylvania. Apr 2, 2020 legendary american fantasyscifi artist. Pen and ink frazetta girls frank frazetta art, death. Filled with insights, stories, and anecdotes, this fullcolor art monograph takes readers behind the scenes to chronicle the events of this great artists life and work. Dont forget to check out the official websites, and frankfrazetta. At the age of eight, at the insistence of his school teachers, frazetta s parents enrolled him in the brooklyn academy of fine arts. Back in the 90s i decided i wanted fantasy art way before i thought i could afford a frazetta.
For more than 50 years frazetta has produced fantasy and science fiction artwork for books, movies, and comics. Filled with insights, stories, and anecdotes, this fullcolor art monograph takes readers behind the scenes to chronicle the. During the 1940s, his primary outlet was standard or nedor publishing co. Seminal fantasy and scifi artist frank frazettas talent was recognized early on while he was a student in elementary school. He attended the academy for eight years under the tutelage of michele falanga, an awardwinning italian fine artist.
Published by hermes press and coedited by the folks behind famous monsters magazine, frank frazetta. Comic book artists remember frank frazetta updated. Tonjalea bowlsby uploaded this image to art by frank frazetta. Filled with a good amount of previously unseen art and overflowing with memories that only a son could provide, frank frazetta. Get 15% off in your first order and be first to hear about new collections, events and sales. Art and remembrances by daniel herman, frank frazetta jr. Most of us are pretty familiar with the art of frank frazetta. In fact, when the fiveyearold started kindergarten, his teachers were stupefied by his ability to draw at a level expected of a child twice his age. An amazing pillar of creative artistry has passed but left so. He is often referred to as the godfather of fantasy art, and of the most renown illustrators of 20th century. The early 1970s were a strong and prolific period for this master painter. List of books by frank frazetta stored on this site.
Legendary sciencefictionfantasy artist frank frazetta created some of the most memorable and iconic images of the 20th century. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the. Follow frank frazetta and explore their bibliography from s frank frazetta author page. Description frank frazetta the norseman painting original art 1972. As he writes of his fathers life frank frazetta jr. Frank frazetta was an american fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, lp record album covers and other media. Frank frazetta, frank frazzetta, american artist born feb. Please use the sidebar to the left to choose a category, or use the search box at the top right of the page to look for anything specific. Recently, several great books have been published on frazetta. Frank frazetta from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia frank frazetta born february 9, 1928 is an american fantasy and science fiction artist. May 10, 2010 comic book artists give us their thoughts on the legacy of the legendary late fantasy artist frank frazetta. Get the best deals on frank frazetta vintage art prints when you shop the largest online selection at. Next week sees the onceinalifetime auction of dozens of paintings and drawings by the legendary frank frazetta.
Get the best deals on frank frazetta art prints when you shop the largest online selection at. Art and remembrances is a book of remembrance, written in first account by frank frazetta jr. He spent the 1940s and 50s illustrating comic stripsincluding al capps lil abnerbut his career took. February 9, 1928 may 10, 2010 was an american fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, lp record album covers and other media. Frank frazetta the norseman painting original art 1972.
Art and remembrances is a treasure trove of stories and art, with text written by his son. He is one of the most emulated artists of these genres in the world. Original vintage frank frazetta fairfax poster collection your choice of 15. In the late 50s frank married his wife, eleanor kelly frazetta. Frank frazetta was an american fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, lp record album covers. Together they had four children, frank jr, billy, holly and heidi.
Fantasy art legend frank frazetta died on may 10th, 2010 at the age of 82. Jan 05, 2014 hey all, as im into fine painting oilpaint myself, im truly a fan of the work of frank frazetta and boris vallejo or see the images below. Throughout his lifetime, he had created some of the most iconic pieces of fantasy art, and continues to inspire people even today. Frank frazetta, born on the 9th day of february, 1928 in brooklyn, new york, discovered the wonders of drawing at a very young age. Frazettas trio lord of the rings framed art print 32x14. John carter and the savage apes of mars poster print by frank frazetta.
Ive read nearly every book about frazetta thats been published in the last nearly 40 years, but this one not only shows us the art, but the artful way that the man behind the pencil and brush lived his life. Frank frazetta has 209 books on goodreads with 15951 ratings. Dont miss out on the ultimate look at frank frazetta, the artist and the man. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. If you do then this is the first of the collections of some of the art from one of the best if not the most influential artist for book covers relating to fantasy. Inspiring generations, his works cover many themes, from classic horror monsters to fantasy battles and heroes. Throughout the lifetime of frank frazetta he created some of the most iconic pieces of fantasy and comic book art which continues to amaze and inspire people even today. Frazetta defined the entire genre of fantasy artwork as we know it and we have frank to thank for staples like oily homoerotic barbarians and barelyclothed.
The epic on epic fantasy art of frank frazetta in its first uk retrospective cover art by frank frazetta for the novel thongor against the gods, book 3 of the thongor series by lin carter. Frank frazetta was an american artist, notable for his oil, watercolor, ink, and pencil illustrations in the popular culture and science fiction realms. Frazettas paintings have been used by a number of bands for their album covers. Frank frazetta golden girl print not numbered or signed. Ive read nearly every book about frazetta thats been published in the last nearly 40 years, but this one not only shows us the art, but the artful way that. Back to frazetta, in the early 1970s when i first became a serious reader frank frazetta along with bode, eisner, corben, ditko, kirby, and wrightson were my very favorite artists as i always felt they transmitted me to the world they created in their art. Between frank frazetta and jack kirby, you essentially cover the two biggest influences on modern comic book art and storytelling. At the age of eight, at the insistence of his school teachers, frazettas parents enrolled him in the brooklyn academy of fine arts. Born in brooklyn, ny, in 1928, his talent was so prodigious that he had his first professional comic story, the snowman in tallyho comics see panel at left, published in 1944 at the tender age of 16. Art and remembrances is the perfect mixture of biography, testimony and reverence.
Heres a link to the site where you can find out more about frazetta the site also contains many of his art in highquality. Men are manly beyond belief and women are impossibly sexy in frank frazettas genredefining artwork for fantasy and science fiction books. His work is characterized by its hypersexualized, stark depictions of people and animals in fantastical settings, often rendered in highcontrast, stylized realism. By 1964, frank was working on movie posters and started producing paintings for paperback editions of adventure books. Art and remembrances is packed full of original artwork from the authors personal collection together with book covers, record album artwork, movie posters, comic book and comic strip artwork, and more. The alexander gallery retrospective and the trio of icon, legacy and testament from arnie fenner and underwood books are not to be missed. Dont miss any of the scifi classics from such visionary artists as wally wood, al feldstein, harry harrison, and harvey kurtzman. Just wanted to drop lots of names to see what you might think on some of them. The official page for the frazetta art museum, run by frank jr, lori frazetta, and. Frazetta produced at least 11 paintings in 1972, and the norseman, with its stunning combination of vivid colors, is as mesmerizing as it is powerful. Simply one of the most lyrical and charming female drawings ever created by frazetta. Its a book that recounts his relationship with his father, and also gives a look at frazetta srs early life. When frank frazetta moved from comic art and drawings into oil paintings, some of his associates were skeptical. I have yet to meet an artist who has not been greatly influenced by the work of frazetta.
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