The Art of Space: The History of Space Art, from the Earliest Visions to the Graphics of the Modern Era
2014Miller, Ron and Carolyn Porco
224 pages (color)
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1888 San Francisco, California - 1986 Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Known for: Science fiction, outer space theme illustration, spacescape painting.
If Lucian Rudaux was the Grandfather of space art, Chesley Bonestell was the father. He was born on January 1, 1888, 15 years before the Wright brothers first flew and 38 years before the launch of... Read full biography
If Lucian Rudaux was the Grandfather of space art, Chesley Bonestell was the father. He was born on January 1, 1888, 15 years before the Wright brothers first flew and 38 years before the launch of the first liquid-fuel rocket. When he died 98 years later, men had walked on the moon and spacecraft... Read full biography
If Lucian Rudaux was the Grandfather of space art, Chesley Bonestell was the father. He was born on January 1, 1888, 15 years before the Wright brothers first flew and 38 years before the launch of the first liquid-fuel rocket. When he died 98 years later, men had walked on the moon and spacecraft had visited most of the planets and many of the moons of the solar system. Bonestell's paintings not only anticipated 20th century space exploration, they helped to bring it about. So realistic were... Read full biography
If Lucian Rudaux was the Grandfather of space art, Chesley Bonestell was the father. He was born on January 1, 1888, 15 years before the Wright brothers first flew and 38 years before the launch of the first liquid-fuel rocket. When he died 98 years later, men had walked on the moon and spacecraft had visited most of the planets and many of the moons of the solar system. Bonestell's paintings not only anticipated 20th century space exploration, they helped to bring it about. So realistic were his depictions of other worlds that visiting them no longer seemed fantasy. His artwork looked like picture postcards taken by some future astronaut. Bonestell started drawing at age five and began formal art instruction by the time he was 12. When... Read full biography
If Lucian Rudaux was the Grandfather of space art, Chesley Bonestell was the father. He was born on January 1, 1888, 15 years before the Wright brothers first flew and 38 years before the launch of the first liquid-fuel rocket. When he died 98 years later, men had walked on the moon and spacecraft had visited most of the planets and many of the moons of the solar system. Bonestell's paintings not only anticipated 20th century space exploration, they helped to bring it about. So realistic were his depictions of other worlds that visiting them no longer seemed fantasy. His artwork looked like picture postcards taken by some future astronaut. Bonestell started drawing at age five and began formal art instruction by the time he was 12. When he was 17, he visited Lick Observatory where he was inspired by seeing Saturn through the observatory's giant refractors. As soon as he r... Read full biography
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)479 pagesArtists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
2002
Available For Sale.Hughes, Edan Milton1,249 pagesFor Sale<a href="mailto:info@askart.com">Available For Sale</a>.The Art of Chesley Bonestell
2001Miller, Ron and Frederick C. Durant III256 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesA Chesley Bonestell Space Art Chronology
1999Schuetz, Melvin H.256 pages (color)Artists in California, 1786-1940
1989Hughes, Edan Milton637 pagesWorlds Beyond: The Art of Chesley Bonestell
1983Miller, Ron and Frederick C. Durant133 pages (color)Beyond the Solar System
1968Willy, Ley and Chesley Bonestell0 pages (color)Man and the Moon: Commentary by Roberts S. Richardson
1961Richardson, Robert S. (Author), Chesley Bonestell (Illustrations)0 pages (color)