John Berkey | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | August 13, 1932 |
| Died | April 29, 2008 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Minneapolis School of Art |
| Known for | Magazine & book covers, film posters |
| Notable work | Poster art for King Kong (1976); Star Wars (1977) |
| Movement | Science fiction art |
| Awards | Spectrum Award for Grand Master 1999 |
| Elected | Society of Illustrators |
| Website | www |
John Berkey (August 13, 1932 – April 29, 2008) was an American artist known for his space and science fiction themed works. Some of Berkey's best-known work includes much of the original poster art for the Star Wars trilogy, the poster for the 1976 remake of King Kong and also the "Old Elvis Stamp".
Berkey produced a large body of space fantasy artwork, producing utopian scenes of bubble-shaped, yacht-like spaceships. His distinctive painterly style has been evaluated as "at once realistic, yet impressionistic and abstract", and his space craft designs as being "distinctly elegant, yet clearly technological and unmistakably Berkian; more inspired by luxury yachts and manta rays than NASA".[2] He has been described as "one of the giants in the history of science fiction art".[3]
- ^ "John Berkey - Artist Biography for John Berkey". askArt. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Heilemann, Michael (15 February 2013). "John Berkey & The Mechanical Planet". Kitbashed. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
sciencefictionarchiveswas invoked but never defined (see the help page).