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1937 - 2025. Known for: Science fiction illustration, fantasy.
In a perfect world, you wouldn't be scratching your head and wondering who the heck George Barr was. He'd be just (and justly) as famous as Virgil Finlay and Kelly Freas. Since this world is anything... Read full biography
In a perfect world, you wouldn't be scratching your head and wondering who the heck George Barr was. He'd be just (and justly) as famous as Virgil Finlay and Kelly Freas. Since this world is anything but perfect, let me rectify this startling oversight. Born in 1937, George was drawing at the age... Read full biography
In a perfect world, you wouldn't be scratching your head and wondering who the heck George Barr was. He'd be just (and justly) as famous as Virgil Finlay and Kelly Freas. Since this world is anything but perfect, let me rectify this startling oversight. Born in 1937, George was drawing at the age of three. Encouraged in high school by a local artist to develop his skills (and because he "liked to draw"), he sent away for the Famous Artists Course. After high school, he also enrolled in the... Read full biography
In a perfect world, you wouldn't be scratching your head and wondering who the heck George Barr was. He'd be just (and justly) as famous as Virgil Finlay and Kelly Freas. Since this world is anything but perfect, let me rectify this startling oversight. Born in 1937, George was drawing at the age of three. Encouraged in high school by a local artist to develop his skills (and because he "liked to draw"), he sent away for the Famous Artists Course. After high school, he also enrolled in the local Salt Lake City Vocational School of Commercial Art. Neither course proved to be to his liking, though the latter gave him a working familiarity with many of the tools of the artist's trade. In 1958, George discovered the world of science fiction.... Read full biography
In a perfect world, you wouldn't be scratching your head and wondering who the heck George Barr was. He'd be just (and justly) as famous as Virgil Finlay and Kelly Freas. Since this world is anything but perfect, let me rectify this startling oversight. Born in 1937, George was drawing at the age of three. Encouraged in high school by a local artist to develop his skills (and because he "liked to draw"), he sent away for the Famous Artists Course. After high school, he also enrolled in the local Salt Lake City Vocational School of Commercial Art. Neither course proved to be to his liking, though the latter gave him a working familiarity with many of the tools of the artist's trade. In 1958, George discovered the world of science fiction. He had been a sci-fi fan since age 13 and finding an organized group that shared his joys was a wonder. He began to contribute to fanzines... Read full biography
George Barr - Artist Info
About George Barr: Keywords
Keywords (18)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Outer Space, Science Fiction
- •Science Fiction
Art School
- •Famous Artists Correspondence School, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Hugo Award, World Science Fiction Sociey for Art
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty