The following biography has been provided by James J. Krieger of J. J. Krieger & Associates, Llc., art publisher and six year personal friend of the artist. Long established, internationally renowned... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by James J. Krieger of J. J. Krieger & Associates, Llc., art publisher and six year personal friend of the artist. Long established, internationally renowned science fiction, fantasy illustrator. John Berkey began as a prodigy painter for the Brown and... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by James J. Krieger of J. J. Krieger & Associates, Llc., art publisher and six year personal friend of the artist. Long established, internationally renowned science fiction, fantasy illustrator. John Berkey began as a prodigy painter for the Brown and Bigelow calendar company in Minnesota doing representational work, but eventually became widely known for a talent to create dramatic, futuristic spacescapes. In the 1960's he declined Stanley Kubrick's... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by James J. Krieger of J. J. Krieger & Associates, Llc., art publisher and six year personal friend of the artist. Long established, internationally renowned science fiction, fantasy illustrator. John Berkey began as a prodigy painter for the Brown and Bigelow calendar company in Minnesota doing representational work, but eventually became widely known for a talent to create dramatic, futuristic spacescapes. In the 1960's he declined Stanley Kubrick's invitation to relocate to England to do the film "A Space Odyssey 2001", but later accepted George Lucas' invitation to be the original illustrator for "Star Wars". Other film work included "Star Trek", "The Neptune Factor", "The Towering Inferno",... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by James J. Krieger of J. J. Krieger & Associates, Llc., art publisher and six year personal friend of the artist. Long established, internationally renowned science fiction, fantasy illustrator. John Berkey began as a prodigy painter for the Brown and Bigelow calendar company in Minnesota doing representational work, but eventually became widely known for a talent to create dramatic, futuristic spacescapes. In the 1960's he declined Stanley Kubrick's invitation to relocate to England to do the film "A Space Odyssey 2001", but later accepted George Lucas' invitation to be the original illustrator for "Star Wars". Other film work included "Star Trek", "The Neptune Factor", "The Towering Inferno", "Dune", "Orca" and the "King Kong" remake. Self taught, Berkey invented the use of acrylic pigment in extremely du... Read full biography
John Conrad Berkey - Artist Info
About John Conrad Berkey: Books
Books & Publications (9)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Art of John Berkey
2003
Frank, Jane
128 pages (color)
The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001
Reed, Walt
452 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Painted Space
1991
Friedlander, Michael
95 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration