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By Neil Austin Undated circa 1948 Image size: 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" (overall board size is 11 1/2" by 9") SIGNED by the illustrator in lower right Unframed and unmatted and produced on artist board Abrasion scar (probably tape) to the upper edge of the border of the image, mild soiling to the edges of the board, masking tape to the extremities of the rear board (used in printing the image), else very good A stylized pen-and-ink illustration published as the back cover for an unknown issue of Norman "Gus" Wilmorth's FANTASY ADVERTISER, one of the most successful fanzines of the late 1940s and early 1950s Very little is known about Neil Austin. He studied art at Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida, intent on being an illustrator and painter. He contributed art and essays to various science fiction and fantasy publications in the late 1940s through the mid 1950s. Maybe it is time for a retrospective book on this talented illustrator! FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT ITEMS
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