Kelly Freas

Frank Kelly Freas (27 August 1922 – 2 January 2005), called the "Dean of Science Fiction Artists," was a prolific and popular science fiction and fantasy artist with a career spanning more than 50 years. Download high resolution version (600x927, 65 KB)Frank Kelly Freas publicity headshot, licensed under the GFDL by Laura Freas File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (600x927, 65 KB)Frank Kelly Freas publicity headshot, licensed under the GFDL by Laura Freas File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... haha For other meanings see Fantasy (disambiguation) Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ...

Born in Hornell, New York, United States, Freas (pronounced like the English word "freeze") was educated at Lafayette High School in Buffalo, where he received training from long-time art teacher Elizabeth Weiffenbach. Following college and the Army, he went back to school at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and began work in advertising. He married Pauline (Polly) Bussard in 1952; they had two children, Jacqui and Jerry. Polly died of cancer in January 1987. In 1988 he married (and is survived by) Dr. Laura Brodian. Hornell is a city in Steuben County, New York, USA. The population was 9,019 at the 2000 census. ... Lafayette High School, Buffalo, New York Lafayette High School is the oldest public school in Buffalo that remains in its original building; a stone, brick and terra-cotta structure in the French Renaissance Revival style, by architects August Esenwein and James A. Johnson. ... Nickname: City of Good Neighbors, Queen City, City of Light Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Mayor Byron Brown Area    - City 136. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ...

For Weird Tales (November 1950), Freas did his first fantasy magazine cover, illustrating H. Russell Wakefield's "The Third Shadow" with his painting "The Piper." With his illustrating career underway, he continued to devise unique and imaginative concepts for other fantasy and science fiction magazines of that period. In a field where airbrushing is common practice, paintings by Freas are notable for his use of bold brush strokes, and a study of his work reveals his experimentation with a wide variety of tools and techniques. This page is about the fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine and its heirs. ... Paasche F#1 Single Action External Mix Airbrush An airbrush is a small, air-operated tool that sprays various media including ink and dye, but most often paint by a process of atomization. ...

Over the next five decades, he created covers for numerous books and magazines, notably Astounding Science Fiction both before and after its title change to Analog; Mad magazine (for whom he painted many early covers featuring the iconic character, Alfred E. Neuman) from 1955 to 1962; cover art for DAW, Signet, Ballantine Books, Avon, all 58 Laser Books (which are now collectors' items), and over 90 covers for Ace books alone. He was editor and artist for the first ten Starblaze books. He was a participant in one of the all-time great literary hoaxes, I, Libertine (Ballantine Books, 1956), along with Jean Shepherd, Ian Ballantine and Theodore Sturgeon. That same year he drew cartoon illustrations for Bernard Shir-Cliff's The Wild Reader, also for Ballantine. Astounding Stories was a seminal science fiction magazine founded in 1930. ... Astounding Stories was a seminal science fiction magazine founded in 1930. ... Harvey Kurtzmans cover for the first issue of the comic book Mad Mad is an American humor magazine founded by publisher William Gaines and editor Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. ... What, Me Worry? Alfred E. Neuman is the fictional mascot of EC Publications Mad magazine. ... Ballantine Books, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine, is a major book publisher and is currently owned by Random House. ... I, Libertine was the result of a practical joke by late-night radio raconteur Jean Shepherd. ... Jean Parker Shepherd (July 26, 1921 - October 16, 1999) was a raconteur, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor. ... Ian Keith Ballantine (1916-1995) was a U.S. businessman & paperback publisher; initiated distribution of Penguin Books in U.S. 1939-1945; co-founder with his wife Betty Ballantine & 1st pres. ... Theodore Sturgeon (February 26, 1918 – May 8, 1985) was an American science fiction author. ... Bernard Shir-Cliff and Oscar De Liso translated Federico Fellinis screenplay. ...

Freas was commissioned to paint the Skylab I insignia design and posters promoting the space program (used by NASA and now hanging in the Smithsonian Institution); pinup girls on bombers while in the United States Army Air Forces; comic book covers; the covers of the GURPS worldbooks Lensman and Planet Krishna; and many others, such as more than 500 saints' portraits for the Franciscans executed simultaneously with his portraits of Alfred E. Neuman ("What? Me Worry?") for Mad. He was very active in gaming and medical illustration. His cover of Queen's first two-million-selling album News of the World (1977) was a pastiche of his much-admired sad robot cover for the October 1953 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. Alternative meaning: research facility in the South Pole Station Americas first space station, the 75 metric ton Skylab, was in Earth orbit from 1973-1979, and visited by crew three times in 1973 and 1974. ... NASA Insignia Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ... The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was a part of the U.S. Army during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ... The Generic Universal Role-Playing System, commonly known as GURPS is a form of a role-playing game (RPG) designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming environment. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... Queen are an English rock band formed by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and Roger Taylor in London, England in 1970 from the remains of Smile, with John Deacon completing the lineup the following year. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Freas published several collections of his artwork and frequently gave presentations. His work appeared in numerous exhibitions. Among many other awards, Freas was the first person to receive ten Hugo awards. He was nominated 20 times. No other artist in science fiction has consistently matched his record. His smooth and luminous images, amiable aliens and sexy women have become part of today's science fiction visual language. The 2005 Hugo Award with base designed by Deb Kosiba. ...

He died in West Hills and is buried in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth. Both communities are suburbs of Los Angeles, California, in the San Fernando Valley. West Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... The Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 22601 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley in Southern California, United States. ...

Awards

Album art: Queen's News of the World (1977)

Freas's achievements include: Doctor of Arts, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, December 2003. Download high resolution version (697x709, 112 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Queen (band) ... Download high resolution version (697x709, 112 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Queen (band) ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

• 11 Hugos (1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, Retrospective Hugo for 1951, awarded in 2001)
• Frank R. Paul Award, 1977
• Inkpot Award, 1979
• Skylark Award, 1981
• Rova Award, 1981
• Lensman Award, 1982
• Phoenix Award, 1982
• Los Angeles Science Fiction Society Service Award, 1983
• Neographics Award, 1985
• Daedalos Life Achievement Award, 1987
• Art Teacher Emeritus Award, 1988
• Best Professional, Media, International Fantasy Expo, 1989
• Chesley Awards 1989 (with Laura Freas); 1993 (Artistic Achievement); 2000 (Artistic Achievement)

Freas' awards

• Numerous Science Fiction Art Show Awards
• National Association of Trade and Technical Schools National Hall of Fame, 1991
• AnLab (Analog magazine) Readers' Polls, Best Cover, 1991, 2000

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External links

• Frank Kelly Freas' website
• Frank Kelly Freas tribute site
• Guardian obituary of Frank Kelly Freas
• Time Crime, by H. Beam Piper, illustrated by Freas, from Project Gutenberg