Josh Kirby

Josh Kirby
Kirby at home
Born
Ronald William Kirby

(1928-11-27)27 November 1928
Died23 October 2001(2001-10-23) (aged 72)
EducationLiverpool City School of Art
Known forPainting, especially book cover art
Spouse
Dianne Kingston
(m. 1965; div. 1982)
Awards
  • Best professional science fiction artist at the Annual World Sci-Fi Convention (1979)[1]
  • British Fantasy Award for Professional Artist (1996)

Ronald William "Josh" Kirby (27 November 1928 – 23 October 2001) was a British commercial artist.[2] Over a career spanning 60 years, he was the artist for the covers of many science fiction books including Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.

  1. ^ This conflicts with the official Hugos page: https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/
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