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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
Chesley Knight Bonestell - Artist Info
About Chesley Knight Bonestell: Keywords
Keywords (32)
Art Method
- •Art Design
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Magazine Illustration
- •Matte Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Video Art, Documentary Photo, Cinema, Filmmaking
Art Subject
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Monterey, Carmel California
Art Association
- •Bohemian Club
Art School
- •California School of Design, Mark Hopkins Institute, Student
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Hugo Award, World Science Fiction Sociey for Art
- •Klumpke-Roberts Award, Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Architectural Design, Drawing, Forms, Decoration
- •Book and/or Magazine Cover Artist
- •COLLIER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915