Galleycat blog reports that artist Frank Frazetta has died. Frazetta’s iconic images of Conan the Barbarian, other mighty heroes, various monsters, scantily clad (or totally unclad) buxom women, and other fantastic themes shaped the idea of fantasy art for a generation. This comes soon after a legal wrangling between his children was worked out and theft charges were dropped against his oldest son for breaking into the Frazetta museum and stealing a large amount of his artwork.
He will be missed.
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I studied illustration in college and learned a great deal from Frank Frazetta’s paintings. When I visited the Museum in the Poconos that contained his illustrations it was a thrill to be in the presence of the Master Illustrator’s work.
I met his wife Ellie, and I was impressed by her professionalism as she described the details of some of his art to my wife and I.
Frank Frazetta was a tremendous talent that overshadowed so many of his contemporaries and he will be missed by fellow artists and fans the world over. The Art of Frank Frazetta and his memory will live on.
Al Stankiewicz