Richard Powers
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Richard Powers was an American science fiction and fantasy illustrator renowned for his distinctive, surreal paperback and book cover art from the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Powers canonical | 7 |
| Richard M. Powers | 1 |
| Richard Michael Gorman Powers | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy artist
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illustrator ⓘ person ⓘ science fiction artist ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| artStyle |
abstract art
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modernist illustration ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1921-02-24 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1996-03-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
Ace Books
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Ballantine Books ⓘ Bantam Books ⓘ Doubleday ⓘ |
| familyName | Powers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book cover art
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fantasy illustration ⓘ paperback cover art ⓘ science fiction illustration ⓘ |
| fullName |
Richard Powers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Richard Michael Gorman Powers
|
| genre |
fantasy
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science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| influenced | later science fiction cover artists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
abstract expressionism
surrealist painting ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
departure from pulp realism in SF covers
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non-representational alien landscapes ⓘ use of biomorphic shapes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abstract paperback cover designs
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surreal science fiction book covers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
cover art for "Childhood's End"
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cover art for "Fahrenheit 451" ⓘ cover art for "The Left Hand of Darkness" ⓘ cover art for Ballantine Books science fiction line ⓘ |
| occupation |
illustrator
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painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Richard Michael Gorman Powers
this entity surface form:
Richard M. Powers