The following biography, an obituary of the artist by Douglas Martin, is from The New York Times, March 5, 2010. Robert T. McCall, an artist whose fervor for space exploration found expression in his... Read full biography
The following biography, an obituary of the artist by Douglas Martin, is from The New York Times, March 5, 2010. Robert T. McCall, an artist whose fervor for space exploration found expression in his six-story-tall mural at the National Air and Space Museum and two postage stamps canceled on the... Read full biography
The following biography, an obituary of the artist by Douglas Martin, is from The New York Times, March 5, 2010. Robert T. McCall, an artist whose fervor for space exploration found expression in his six-story-tall mural at the National Air and Space Museum and two postage stamps canceled on the Moon, died on Feb. 26 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 90. The cause was heart failure, his wife, Louise, said. Mr. McCall eagerly translated his youthful enthusiasm for drawing knights in shining armor on... Read full biography
The following biography, an obituary of the artist by Douglas Martin, is from The New York Times, March 5, 2010. Robert T. McCall, an artist whose fervor for space exploration found expression in his six-story-tall mural at the National Air and Space Museum and two postage stamps canceled on the Moon, died on Feb. 26 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 90. The cause was heart failure, his wife, Louise, said. Mr. McCall eagerly translated his youthful enthusiasm for drawing knights in shining armor on spirited steeds into paintings of intrepid astronauts in gleaming space vehicles, both real and imagined. When NASA in 1962 hit on the idea of enlisting artists to promote its mission, Mr. McCall was one of the first three chosen. He went on to create... Read full biography
The following biography, an obituary of the artist by Douglas Martin, is from The New York Times, March 5, 2010. Robert T. McCall, an artist whose fervor for space exploration found expression in his six-story-tall mural at the National Air and Space Museum and two postage stamps canceled on the Moon, died on Feb. 26 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 90. The cause was heart failure, his wife, Louise, said. Mr. McCall eagerly translated his youthful enthusiasm for drawing knights in shining armor on spirited steeds into paintings of intrepid astronauts in gleaming space vehicles, both real and imagined. When NASA in 1962 hit on the idea of enlisting artists to promote its mission, Mr. McCall was one of the first three chosen. He went on to create hundreds of vivid paintings, from representations of gleaming spaceships to futuristic dream cities wher... Read full biography
Robert McCall - Artist Info
About Robert McCall: Books
Books & Publications (21)
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
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
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
Faces of Arizona A Tribute to Arizona Artists and Patrons
1999
Sarda, Michel F
207 pages
Nasa & The Exploration of Space: With Works from the Nasa Art Collection
1998
Launius, Roger D
224 pages (color)
Covers of the Saturday Evening Post Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration
1995
Cohn, Jan
298 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
American Highlights/Estados Unidos U S History in Notable Works of Art
1993
Pavese, Edith
160 pages (color)
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
The Art of Robert McCall A Celebration of Our Future in Space
1992
McCall, Robert/Ray Bradbury
150 pages (color)
American Illustrator Art Official Price Guide
1991
Gilbert Anne
1,991 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
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
1984
Reed, Walt and Roger
355 pages (color)
Vision of the Future The Art of Robert McCall
1982
Bova, Ben
185 pages (color)
Magic and Other Realism The Art of Illusion
1980
Munce, Howard et al
111 pages (color)
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West