Original Illustration work by John Berkey Cover of Popular Mechanics Magazine 1992. Framed 20 1/2 x 26 1/2 Artwork : 15 x 21 Excellent condition. Long established, internationally renowned science fiction, fantasy illustrator. John Berkey began as a prodigy painter for the Brown and Bigelow calendar company in Minnesota doing representational work, but eventually became widely known for a talent to create dramatic, futuristic spacescapes. In the 1960’s he declined Stanley Kubrick’s invitation to relocate to England to do the film “A Space Odyssey 2001″ , but later accepted George Lucas’ invitation to be the original illustrator for “Star Wars”. Other film work include “Star Trek” :The Towering Inferno”, “Dune”, “Orca” and the “King Kong remake. Berkey has been honored with the top awards of The Society of Illustrators of New York and of Los Angeles, The Art Directors Club of New York and of Philadelphia, the Hugo award and the Grand Master award from Spectrum. The item “John Berkey Original Illustration Cover Popular Mechanics Feb. 1992″ is in sale since Wednesday, August 28, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “twincityfineart” and is located in Savage, Minnesota. This item can be shipped to United States, Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Taiwan.
- Artist: John Berkey
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Painting Surface: illustration board
- Date of Creation: 1990-1999
- Features: Framed
- Subject: Down Hill Skier Illustration