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Frank Kelly Freas (August 27, 1922 – January 2, 2005) was an American science fiction and fantasy artist with a career spanning more than 50 years. He was known as the "Dean of Science Fiction Artists" and he was the second artist inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

 

 

 

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[Randall Dowling]

Beautiful examples, sir!  Freas is such an under appreciated guy despite most pulp collectors knowing who he was.  His work deserves a thread of it's own.  Here's my mild contribution.

 

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Edited August 19, 2020 by N e r V

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Edited August 19, 2020 by N e r V

[jimjum12]

I met him at a comic show at William and Mary College in the early 70's ... he was very personable and had art with him. Very detailed paintings in the $ 150 neighborhood... which was a fortune back then. GOD BLESS...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

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Freas was dedicated to the success of the American space program. He was asked by NASA to design the official crew patch for the Skylab 1 mission. He went on to create a series of posters promoting the space program and space exploration, which he painted and published on his own hook.

[comicjack]

I had the pleasure of meeting him at San Diego what an amazing artist 

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The Aussie version kept closer to the original art...

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[Toz]

Great idea for a thread.Freas was truly a master.Very versatile.He did a lot of pb covers for the Laser SF line in the mid 1970's.