Chesley Bonestell

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Chesley Bonestell (January 1, 1888 – June 11, 1986) was an American science fiction artist so recognized and influential in the field there are an entire array of art awards, a crater on Mars, and asteroid 3129 Bonestell named in his honor. Known as the "Father of Modern Space Art", Chesley helped inspire the American space program. His illustrations appeared in fiction and non-fiction alike.

Chesley's work appeared in Astounding Science Fiction (12 covers) and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (38 covers); and many books, such as The Conquest of Space; The Exploration of Mars; and Beyond the Solar System, that he illustrated in collaboration with several authors well known in the field of space exploration. Bonestell’s work also included architectural paintings, scientific illustrations, and special effects matte paintings for films such as Destination Moon (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951) and War of the Worlds (1953).


Contents

[edit] Collections

  • Worlds Beyond: The Art of Chesley Bonestell, by Miller, Ron and Frederick C. Durant III (Walsworth Pub Co 1983)
  • The Art of Chesley Bonestell by Miller, Ron and Frederick C. Durant III (Forward by Melvin H. Schuetz), (Paper Tiger 2001)
  • Chesley Bonestell Space Art Chronology, by Schuetz, Melvin H. (Universal Publishers 1999)
  • Supplement to A Chesley Bonestell Space Art Chronology, by Schuetz, Melvin H. (2003)


[edit] Books illustrated

  • Ley, Willy (1949), The Conquest of Space (Chesley Bonestell, Illustrator)
  • Across the Space Frontier (1952)
  • Braun, Wernher von; Fred Lawrence Whipple, Willy Ley (1953). Cornelius Ryan. ed. Conquest of the Moon. Illustrated by Chesley Bonestell, Fred Freeman, Rolf Klep. New York: The Viking Press
  • Heuer, Kenneth (1953), The End of the World (Chesley Bonestell, Illustrator) (Reprinted and revised in 1957 as The Next Fifty Billion Years: An Astronomer's Glimpse into the Future, Viking Press)
  • The World We Live In (1955)
  • The Exploration of Mars (1956)
  • Man and the Moon (1961)
  • Rocket to the Moon (1961)
  • The Solar System (1961)
  • Beyond the Solar System (1964)
  • Mars (1964)
  • Beyond Jupiter (1972)
  • The Golden Era of the Missions (1974)


[edit] Book covers

[edit] 2006

  • Eric T. Reynolds, Golden Age SF: Tales of a Bygone Future (Hadley Rille Books, Aug 2006)

[edit] External links

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