Hannes Bok

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Hannes Bok (actually Wayne Francis Woodard; born July 2, 1914 in Kansas City , Missouri ; died on April 11, 1964 in New York City ) was an American artist and writer, best known for his cover art for science fiction - Pulp magazines .

Life

Bok is the creator of numerous covers for magazines such as Cosmic Stories , Famous Fantastic Mysteries , Fantastic Universe , Future Fiction , Imagination , Planet Stories , Stirring Science Stories , Super Science Stories and, above all, seven covers for Weird Tales . He also worked for Arkham House , Fantasy Press , Gnome Press and Shasta Publishers .

Although he created hundreds of covers and illustrations, he could have won even more jobs if he hadn't refused to conform to any of the client's specifications. In 1953 he shared the first Hugo Award in the Best Cover Artist category with Ed Emshwiller .

In addition to his artistic works, he wrote two fantasy novels that were published posthumously. After the death of his friend Abraham Merritt in 1943, he completed and illustrated two of his novels. In 1972, Spinner of Silver and Thistle , a collection of his poems, was published.

After 1953, Bok began to be primarily interested in astrology and published a number of articles on the subject.

Works

  • with Abraham Merritt : The Fox Woman and The Blue Pagoda (Roman, 1946)
  • with Abraham Merritt: The Black Wheel (novel, 1947)
  • The Sorcerer's Ship (novel, 1969)
  • Beyond the Golden Stair (novel, 1970)
  • Spinner of Silver and Thistle (poems, 1972)

literature

  • Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 49
  • Cuyler W. Brooks Jr .: The Hannes Bok Illustration Index . 3rd ed. Purple Mouth Press, Newport News, Virginia 2012, online .
  • Nicholas J. Certo (ed.): Hannes Bok Drawings and Sketches. Mugster, Circleville, New York 1996.
  • John Clute , Peter Nicholls , Gary Westfahl: Bok, Hannes. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated April 3, 2017.
  • Gerry de la Ree (ed.): Bok: a tribute to the late fantasy artist. Gerry de la Ree, Saddle River, New Jersey 1974, OCLC 1003068 .
  • Gerry de la Ree, Gene Nigra (eds.): A Hannes Bok Sketchbook. Gerry de la Ree, Saddle River, New Jersey 1976, OCLC 2907079 .
  • Gerry de la Ree (ed.): Beauty and the Beasts: The Art of Hannes Bok. Gerry de la Ree, Saddle River, New Jersey 1978.
  • Stephen D. Korshak (ed.): A Hannes Bok Treasury. Underwood-Miller Books, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1993, ISBN 0-88733-157-2 .
  • Stephen D. Korshak (ed.): A Hannes Bok Showcase. Underwood-Miller Books, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1995, ISBN 1-885611-06-4 .
  • Emil Petaja (ed.): And flights of angels: the life and legend of Hannes Bok. Bokanalia Memorial Foundation, San Francisco 1968, OCLC 5077805 .
  • Emil Petaja (ed.): Bokanalia: A Memorial Portfolio of Wonders. 1970, OCLC 904550562 .
  • Emil Petaja (ed.): The Hannes Bok Memorial Showcase of Fantasy Art. SISU, San Francisco 1974, OCLC 886256 .
  • Joseph Wrzos: Hannes Bok: A Life in Illustration. Centipede Press, Lakewood, Colorado 2012, ISBN 978-1-61347-025-1 .

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personal data
SURNAME Bok, Hannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Woodard, Wayne Francis (real name); B., HV (pseudonym); Bok (pseudonym); Corvais, Anthony (pen name); Dolbokov (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American artist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Kansas City , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1964
Place of death New York City