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John Berkey

In this moody yet nostalgic casein-on-board illustration painting, the artist John Berkey, best remembered today as one of the leading figures of the golden era of science fiction, shows his versatility. Most identified with his posters for the original Star Wars film, Berkey was a technically brilliant commercial illustrator and his vision is what we see in our […]

Rexall Drugs

Artist: John Berkey

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: John Berkey, noir, pulp, science fiction
Added to Gallery: August 27, 2016

Painter John Berkey was unquestionably one of the leading figures working during the golden era of science fiction. Most identified with his posters for the original Star Wars film, Berkey’s work was instrumental creating the image we have in our minds eye when we picture “outer space.” A prolific illustrator of sci-fi book covers, the technically adept artist also was employed […]

Tales of the Dying Earth

Artist: John Berkey

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: John Berkey, paperback, pulp, sci-fi, space exploration
Added to Gallery: February 5, 2016

John Berkey is remembered today as one of the leading figures of the golden era of science fiction. Most identified with his posters for the original Star Wars film, Berkey was a technically brilliant commercial illustrator and his vision is what we see in our minds eye when we picture “outer space.” A prolific illustrator of […]

Immortality Option

Artist: John Berkey

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: John Berkey, paperback, pulp, saturn, sci-fi, science fiction, space exploration
Added to Gallery: February 5, 2016

 

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