Astounding Stories and the usual run of standard SF and Fantasy writers. However, the discovery of Vincent di Fate’s Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction (1997) and his own compilations of cover art by various artists such as Chesley K. Bonestell and Hannes Bok in his collection point to another collecting focus: the artist. This discovery justifies the direction taken within part of this exhibition: a selected coverage of artists from A-Z.]]> Hal Salive]]> Collages]]> Utopia) and Jules Verne (Voyage to the Centre of the Earth), to hard SF writers such as Asimov, Heinlein and Clarke, and movie and television phenomenon such as Star Trek and Sakaguchi’s The Spirits Within (2001). He also included rules for writing SF stories and the technologies and realities surrounding the worlds of SF and Fantasy.]]> Hal Salive]]> Photocopies]]> Hannes Bok, Frank R. Paul and Earle K. Bergey.]]> Hal Salive]]> Collages]]> 1945 was co-written by the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Newton ‘Newt’ Leroy Gingrich. Before he was a politician, Gingrich was a history scholar and he co-wrote with William R. Forstchen, Professor of History in North Carolina, this ‘alternative ending’ to WWII. The cover artwork for this novel is by Gary Ruddell.]]> Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen]]> Book covers]]> Melvyn Grant's artwork on Michael Bishop’s A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire is called ‘Burning Eyes’.]]> Michael Bishop]]> Book covers]]> A Talent for War, Alex Benedict, appears stoically ready for his space quest. McDevitt (b. 1935) had his first story published in 1981 and in 2015 he is the recipient of the Robert A. Heinlein Lifetime Achievement Award. The cover artwork for this novel is by Darrell K. Sweet.]]> Jack McDevitt]]> Book covers]]> A Usual Lunacy was illustrated by US artist and comic book historian, Greg Theakston (b. 1953) who is responsible for lending his name to ‘Theakstonising’ – a process used in the restoration of comic books.]]> D.G. Compton]]> Book covers]]> Fred Gambino.]]> Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough]]> Book covers]]> Jack Gaughan of Michael Kurland’s ‘Earth Errant’ is the only original illustration in Salive’s collection. On the back is a lot number and presumably Salive purchased it at auction sometime in the US. Kurland has written well over 40 titles, in both SF and detective fiction genres. This Gaughan image was done for the book, which was accepted then rejected by the publisher. Kurland’s story was eventually published by DAW as Tomorrow Knight (1976). Although the cover art for the DAW publication was done by Douglas Beekman, the interior art remained by Gaughan.]]> Jack Gaughan]]> Acrylic paintings]]> Address: Centauri is an expanded version of his short story, Accidental Flight, published in 1952. A mechanical engineer by trade, Wallace had a ‘reputation for style, wit and emotional depth’. The cover art for Address: Centauri was provided by Wallace A. Wood (1927-81), a comic book writer and artist. He began drawing at an early age and was one of the original cartoonists for MAD magazine. He painted six covers in the 1950s for Galaxy Science Fiction Novels – this is one of them. Vincent di Fate, in Infinite Worlds, describes Wood as having ‘produced [some of] the most outlandish, hideous aliens and the most intricately detailed spaceship control panels ever imagined by a human being’.]]> F. L. Wallace]]> Book covers]]> Henry Richard van Dongen.]]> Editor (John W. Campbell)]]> Magazine covers]]> John W. Campbell.]]> Editor (John W. Campbell)]]> Magazine covers]]> Nat White.]]> Editor (John W. Campbell)]]> Magazine covers]]> Gene Thomas.]]> Editor (John W. Campbell)]]> Magazine covers]]> Dean Ellis (1920-2009) drew four covers for Analog and his work is described by Vincent di Fate in Infinite Worlds as having a ‘direct, posterized approach’. Mack Reynolds’ serialised story, Of Future Fears, appears in this edition of Analog. Reynolds (1917-1983) was a prolific SF author, penning over 60 novels, numerous short stories and several non-fiction books during his career from the 1950s until his death.]]> Editor (Ben Bova)]]> Magazine covers]]> Broeck Steadman.]]> Editor (Stanley Schmidt)]]> Magazine covers]]> Bob Eggleton.]]> Editor (Stanley Schmidt)]]> Magazine covers]]> Analog magazine from the TakeNote bookshop there. The cover is an example of Bob Eggleton's artwork.]]> Editor (Stanley Schmidt)]]> Magazine covers]]> Tomislav Tikulin.]]> Editor (Stanley Schmidt)]]> Magazine covers]]> Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine includes a factual 14-page article by cardiologist and SF author, Henry G. Stratman entitled ‘Cardiovascular Medicine: The Current State of the Heart’. In it Stratman explains the ‘plumbing’ of the heart. The artwork on the cover is by Ron Walotsky.]]> Editor (Stanley Schmidt)]]> Magazine covers]]> Vincent di Fate’s Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art was the inspiration for the ‘art focus’ of this exhibition. This April 1977 Analog cover is one of over 50 illustrated by di Fate (b. 1945) and accompanies George R. R. Martin’s first instalment of his first novel After the Festival, and later called Dying of the Light.]]> Editor (Ben Bova)]]> Magazine covers]]> Jack Gaughan.]]> Editor (Ben Bova)]]> Magazine covers]]> Paul Lehr.]]> Editor (Stanley Schmidt)]]> Magazine covers]]> Val Lakey.]]> Editor (Stanley Schmidt)]]> Magazine covers]]> Analog magazine was painted by John Schoenherr (1935-2010), one of the top ten contributing artists to the publication with 75 covers under his belt.]]> Editor (John W. Campbell)]]> Magazine covers]]>