Chesley Bonestell

Source: "Chesley Bonestell Bibliography." Author Wars, https://authorwars.com/authors/chesley-bonestell.html".

Overview:

Legal Name: Bonestell, Chesley Knight, Jr.
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Date of Birth: January 1, 1888
Date of Death: June 11, 1986

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Notes:

Artist who studied at the Columbia University School of Architecture and worked primarily as an architectural draftsman from 1910 to 1938. Worked on the Illustrated London News from the end of World War I to 1927, when he returned to New York. In the USA he participated in the designs for structures like the Chrysler Building and the Golden Gate Bridge. He began producing astronomical artwork for Life in the 1940s, published his first SF cover in 1947 (Astounding), and thereafter appeared on numerous covers of Fantasy & Science Fiction throughout the 1950s. The Chesley Bonestell Interactive %%H,Art Gallery##http://www.secapl.com/bonestell/top.html%%, is maintained by Kathryn Humm.

Titles:

Cover Art

Essays

Interior Art

Interviews

Unknown. Chesley Bonestell: Conqueror of Space

Non-fiction

Reviews

Awards

0000. The Conquest of Space - International Fantasy Award, Non-Fiction (Win)
0000. The Art of Chesley Bonestell - Hugo Award, Best Related Book (Win)
0000. The Art of Chesley Bonestell - Locus Poll Award, Best Art Book (Nomination)
0000. Cover: Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2005 - Asimov's Readers' Poll, Best Cover Art (Nomination)

Genres/Themes:

essay (1 book)
sf art book (1 book)