David A. Hardy | |
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| Born | (1936-04-10)10 April 1936 (age 89) Bournville, UK |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Known for | Space art |
David A. Hardy (born 10 April 1936) is a Britishspace artist.
David Hardy was born 10 April 1936[1] inBournville, UK. He studied at theMargaret Street College of Art in Birmingham, and was soon painting for theBritish Interplanetary Society.[2]
He started his career as an employee in the Design Office ofCadbury's, where he created packaging and advertising art for the company's confectionery; but was already illustrating books for e.g.Patrick Moore.
His firstscience fiction art was published in 1970, but he has gone on to illustrate hundreds of covers for books, and for magazines such asThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction andAnalog Science Fiction and Science Fact. His work also appears regularly in magazines such asAstronomy,Sky & Telescope,Astronomy Now andPopular Astronomy, for which he also writes articles.[citation needed]
Jon Gustafson andPeter Nicholls write that he is "known as much for his astronomical paintings in the accurate tradition ofChesley Bonestell as for his sf work... Some of his best early work was to illustrate a nonfiction book byPatrick Moore,Suns, Myths, and Men (1954)." Gustafson and Nicholls remark thatThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction was "the magazine for which he developed his famous "SpaceGumby 'Bhen'," a green alien which lent humour to his vivid astronomical scenes. He was an important artist forVision of Tomorrow and worked also forScience Fiction Monthly,If andGalaxy."[2]
He is European Vice President of theInternational Association of Astronomical Artists, and a former Vice President of theAssociation of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.
He has been Artist Guest of Honour at a number ofscience fiction conventions, including Stucon,Albacon,ArmadaCon,Novacon, the 2007Eurocon, andIllustrious, the 2011Eastercon. He was also a guest speaker at the 2012Microcon at Exeter University.
• 2015 received theOrdway Award for 'Sustained Excellence in Spaceflight History'.
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