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Stephen E. Fabian's Ladies & Legends
Book by Fabian, Stephen E.
136 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1993
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Stephen E. Fabian
70 books5 followersStephen Emil Fabian Sr. (1930-2025) was an American artist.
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February 1, 2022
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The U.S. artist Stephen E. Fabian (b. 1930) was a prolific illustrator of small-press sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books from the late 60s throughout the 2000s. He particularly was adept in black-and-white and graytone illustrations rendered via a meticulous, painstaking use of shading and stippling techniques. Fabian’s art called to mind the classic illustrators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as the Pulp Era’s celebrated sci-fi artist Virgil Finlay.
Unlike the artwork of his contemporaries, during the 70s and 80s compilations of Fabian's work were not assembled into trade paperbacks, but rather, issued in limited-run hardbound books, and as limited edition Portfolios.
That means that presently, accessing Fabian's work only can be done through two hardcover/softcover books released by Underwood-Miller in the 1990s: Stephen E. Fabian's Ladies and Legends (1993) and Stephen E. Fabian's Women and Wonders (1995).
The Underwood-Miller books are 8 ½ x 11 inch volumes, printed on glossy paper with quality reproductions of Fabian’s artwork.
If you are a fan of Fabian's art, then obtaining a used copy of either (or both) volumes for an affordable price is certainly feasible. And even if you are not a fan of Fabian's art, seeing the illustrations compiled in this volume likely will send you inquiring about those Old School sci-fi and fantasy titles for which they are provided. And if you are an artist yourself, looking towards a career in illustration and graphic art, then ‘Ladies and Legends’ and ‘Women and Wonders’ may be good sources of inspiration and guidance.
The U.S. artist Stephen E. Fabian (b. 1930) was a prolific illustrator of small-press sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books from the late 60s throughout the 2000s. He particularly was adept in black-and-white and graytone illustrations rendered via a meticulous, painstaking use of shading and stippling techniques. Fabian’s art called to mind the classic illustrators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as the Pulp Era’s celebrated sci-fi artist Virgil Finlay.
Unlike the artwork of his contemporaries, during the 70s and 80s compilations of Fabian's work were not assembled into trade paperbacks, but rather, issued in limited-run hardbound books, and as limited edition Portfolios.
That means that presently, accessing Fabian's work only can be done through two hardcover/softcover books released by Underwood-Miller in the 1990s: Stephen E. Fabian's Ladies and Legends (1993) and Stephen E. Fabian's Women and Wonders (1995).
The Underwood-Miller books are 8 ½ x 11 inch volumes, printed on glossy paper with quality reproductions of Fabian’s artwork.
If you are a fan of Fabian's art, then obtaining a used copy of either (or both) volumes for an affordable price is certainly feasible. And even if you are not a fan of Fabian's art, seeing the illustrations compiled in this volume likely will send you inquiring about those Old School sci-fi and fantasy titles for which they are provided. And if you are an artist yourself, looking towards a career in illustration and graphic art, then ‘Ladies and Legends’ and ‘Women and Wonders’ may be good sources of inspiration and guidance.
January 4, 2009
Another art book. Fabian is a fine and very important illustrator, but I don't respond viscerally to his art as much as to Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo. Enjoyble though. I wish there'd been more biographical info.
February 9, 2016
An awesome art book. Excellent selection of a master's work. Recommended
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