Frank Kelly Freas (August 27, 1922 – January 2, 2005) was an American science fiction and fantasy artist with a career spanning more than 50 years.
Laura Brodian. ==Career== Freas began his work as a commercial artist in the late 1940s, mostly for television.
His first marriage was in 1948 to Nina Vaccaro, though they later divorced.
His goal was to become a science fiction artist. The fantasy magazine Weird Tales published the first cover art by Freas on its November 1950 issue: "The Piper" illustrating "The Third Shadow" by H.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted him in 2006, the second artist after Chesley Bonestell. Hugo Awards (11): Hugo Award for Best Artist 1955–56, 1958–59, 1970, 1972–76; fifty-year Retrospective Hugo, 2001 (for 1950 work) Locus Awards (4), 1972–75, best artist Frank R.
He later married Pauline (Polly) Bussard in 1952; they had two children, Jacqui and Jerry.
His second was a year later in the same magazine, followed by several Planet Stories or Weird Tales covers and interior illustrations for three Gnome Press books in 1952.
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. Over the next five decades, he created covers for hundreds of books and magazines (and much more interior artwork), notably Astounding Science Fiction, both before and after its title change to Analog, from 1953 to 2003.
His cover of Queen's album News of the World (1977) was a pastiche of his October 1953 cover illustration for Tom Godwin's "The Gulf Between" for Astounding Science Fiction magazine. Freas published several collections of his art, frequently gave presentations, and his work appeared in numerous exhibitions.
He was among several of the inaugural recipients of the Hugo Award for Best Artist in 1955 and was recipient under different names of the next three conferred in 1956, 1958, and 1959.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted him in 2006, the second artist after Chesley Bonestell. Hugo Awards (11): Hugo Award for Best Artist 1955–56, 1958–59, 1970, 1972–76; fifty-year Retrospective Hugo, 2001 (for 1950 work) Locus Awards (4), 1972–75, best artist Frank R.
He illustrated the cover of Jean Shepherd, Ian Ballantine, and Theodore Sturgeon's literary hoax, I, Libertine (Ballantine Books, 1956).
He was among several of the inaugural recipients of the Hugo Award for Best Artist in 1955 and was recipient under different names of the next three conferred in 1956, 1958, and 1959.
He started at Mad magazine in February 1957 and by July 1958 was the magazine's new cover artist; he painted most of its covers until October 1962 (featuring the iconic character, Alfred E.
He started at Mad magazine in February 1957 and by July 1958 was the magazine's new cover artist; he painted most of its covers until October 1962 (featuring the iconic character, Alfred E.
He was among several of the inaugural recipients of the Hugo Award for Best Artist in 1955 and was recipient under different names of the next three conferred in 1956, 1958, and 1959.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted him in 2006, the second artist after Chesley Bonestell. Hugo Awards (11): Hugo Award for Best Artist 1955–56, 1958–59, 1970, 1972–76; fifty-year Retrospective Hugo, 2001 (for 1950 work) Locus Awards (4), 1972–75, best artist Frank R.
He was among several of the inaugural recipients of the Hugo Award for Best Artist in 1955 and was recipient under different names of the next three conferred in 1956, 1958, and 1959.
He started at Mad magazine in February 1957 and by July 1958 was the magazine's new cover artist; he painted most of its covers until October 1962 (featuring the iconic character, Alfred E.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted him in 2006, the second artist after Chesley Bonestell. Hugo Awards (11): Hugo Award for Best Artist 1955–56, 1958–59, 1970, 1972–76; fifty-year Retrospective Hugo, 2001 (for 1950 work) Locus Awards (4), 1972–75, best artist Frank R.
With six more Hugo awards to his name (1970 and 1972–76), he became the first person to receive ten Hugo awards (he was nominated 20 times).
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted him in 2006, the second artist after Chesley Bonestell. Hugo Awards (11): Hugo Award for Best Artist 1955–56, 1958–59, 1970, 1972–76; fifty-year Retrospective Hugo, 2001 (for 1950 work) Locus Awards (4), 1972–75, best artist Frank R.
Paul Award, 1977 Inkpot Award, 1979 Edward E.
Norfolk, Virginia: Donning, 1977. Freas, Frank Kelly.
Paul Award, 1977 Inkpot Award, 1979 Edward E.
No other artist in science fiction has consistently matched his record. Freas was twice a Guest of Honor at Worldcon, at Chicon IV in 1982 and at Torcon 3 in 2003, although a fall suffered shortly before the latter convention precluded him from attending. He died in West Hills, California and is buried in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth. ==Awards== Freas's achievements include the Doctor of Arts, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, December 2003.
Polly died of cancer in January 1987.
In 1988 he married (and is survived by) Dr.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted him in 2006, the second artist after Chesley Bonestell. Hugo Awards (11): Hugo Award for Best Artist 1955–56, 1958–59, 1970, 1972–76; fifty-year Retrospective Hugo, 2001 (for 1950 work) Locus Awards (4), 1972–75, best artist Frank R.
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. Over the next five decades, he created covers for hundreds of books and magazines (and much more interior artwork), notably Astounding Science Fiction, both before and after its title change to Analog, from 1953 to 2003.
No other artist in science fiction has consistently matched his record. Freas was twice a Guest of Honor at Worldcon, at Chicon IV in 1982 and at Torcon 3 in 2003, although a fall suffered shortly before the latter convention precluded him from attending. He died in West Hills, California and is buried in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth. ==Awards== Freas's achievements include the Doctor of Arts, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, December 2003.
Frank Kelly Freas (August 27, 1922 – January 2, 2005) was an American science fiction and fantasy artist with a career spanning more than 50 years.
"As He Sees It" ==External links== (KellyFreas.com) Kelly Freas tribute site "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSC4-Z6Y : accessed July 31, 2015), Frank Kelly Freas, January 2, 2005; citing U.S.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted him in 2006, the second artist after Chesley Bonestell. Hugo Awards (11): Hugo Award for Best Artist 1955–56, 1958–59, 1970, 1972–76; fifty-year Retrospective Hugo, 2001 (for 1950 work) Locus Awards (4), 1972–75, best artist Frank R.
"As He Sees It" ==External links== (KellyFreas.com) Kelly Freas tribute site "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSC4-Z6Y : accessed July 31, 2015), Frank Kelly Freas, January 2, 2005; citing U.S.
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