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Frank Kelly Freas

フランク・ケリー・フリーアス

Furanku Kerī Furīasu

Aliases: Kelly Freas
Pen Names: Kelly Freas（occasional）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1922-08-27 （Hornell, New York）
Died
2005-01-02 （West Hills, Los Angeles, California） age 82
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Hornell, New York → Buffalo, New York → Canada → Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania → West Hills, California

Career

Occupations
Artist, Illustrator
Active Years
1950-2004

Education

Lafayette High School (Buffalo)
Art
Country: United States
Trained by long-time art teacher Elizabeth Weiffenbach
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Art
Degree: Doctor of Arts
Period: 戦後短期間
Year of Graduation: 2003
Country: United States
Doctor of Arts awarded in December 2003

Awards

Hugo Award
1955
Category: Best Professional Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1956
Category: Best Professional Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1958
Category: Best Professional Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1959
Category: Best Professional Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1970
Category: Best Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1972
Category: Best Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1973
Category: Best Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1974
Category: Best Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1975
Category: Best Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1976
Category: Best Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Retro Hugo Award
2001
Category: 1950 work
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
2006
Organization: Museum of Pop Culture
Result: Inducted

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Frank Kelly Freas: The Art of Science Fiction

1977 Science Fiction Art Collection

Collection of his science fiction artwork.

Science FictionFantasy

A Separate Star

1984 Art Collection

Art collection.

SF

Frank Kelly Freas: As He Sees It

2000 Art Collection

Frank Kelly Freas as he sees it.

Science FictionFantasy

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Bold brush strokesExperimentation with wide variety of tools and techniques avoiding common airbrushing
Recurring Motifs
Alfred E. NeumanSaints' portraitsImaginative SF concepts

Legacy

Known as the 'Dean of Science Fiction Artists', first person to win 10 Hugo Awards, second artist inducted into Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Career spanned over 50 years in SF and fantasy.

Museums

  • Museum of Pop Culture (Science Fiction Hall of Fame) Seattle, Washington Opened in 2000

In Popular Culture

  • Queen's album News of the World (1977) cover is a pastiche of his 1953 Astounding SF cover

Trivia

  • Parents were photographers; raised in Canada.
  • Took stepfather's surname Freas after mother's 1939 remarriage.
  • Entered US Army Air Forces right out of high school, flew reconnaissance in South Pacific and painted bomber nose art.
  • Drew most Mad magazine covers 1957-1962, defining Alfred E. Neuman.
  • Painted over 500 saints' portraits for Franciscans.
  • Designed insignia and posters for Skylab I.