Frazetta, Frank
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מספר מערכת
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Name (Hebrew)
פראזטה, פרנק
Name (Latin)
Frazetta, Frank
Other forms of name
Frazzetta, Frank
Date of birth
1928-02-09
Date of death
2010-05-10
Place of birth
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Place of death
Fort Myers (Fla.)
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Comic books, strips, etc.
Film posters
Comic books, strips, etc. Illustration of books
Occupation
Illustrators
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- His The fantastic art of Frank Frazetta, 1975.
- His Small wonders, 1991- :v. 1, CIP t.p. (Frank Frazetta) data sheet (b. 1928)
- New York times WWW site, May 12, 2010(in obituary published May 10: Frank Frazetta; b. Frank Frazzetta, Feb. 9, 1928, Brooklyn; early in his career, he excised one z from his last name; d. Monday [May 10, 2010], Fort Myers, Fla., aged 82; illustrator of comic books, movie posters, and paperback book covers whose visions of musclebound men fighting with swords and axes to defend scantily dressed women helped define fantasy heroes like Conan, Tarzan, and John Carter of Mars)
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Frazetta-by-origa
Graziano Origa, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:4.11.15FrazettaGirlsByLuigiNovi1.jpg
Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0
File:FamousFunniesNo214.jpg
Frank Frazetta, Public domain
File:Ffrazettaself.jpg
, Fair use
File:Frazetta studio.jpg
, Fair use
Wikipedia description:
Frank Frazetta (born Frank Frazzetta ; February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American artist known for themes of fantasy and science fiction, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of fantasy art", and one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. He was also the subject of a 2003 documentary Painting with Fire. Frazetta was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and was awarded a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention.
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