Hannes Bok
Wayne Francis Woodard ( ; July 2, 1914 – April 11, 1964), known by the pseudonym
Hannes Bok, was an
American artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. He painted nearly 150 covers for various science fiction, fantasy, and detective fiction magazines, as well as contributing hundreds of black and white interior illustrations. Bok's work graced the pages of calendars and early fanzines, as well as dust jackets from specialty book publishers like
Arkham House, Llewellyn,
Shasta Publishers, and
Fantasy Press. His paintings achieved a luminous quality through the use of an arduous glazing process, which was learned from his mentor,
Maxfield Parrish. Bok shared one of the inaugural 1953
Hugo Awards for science fiction achievement (best Cover Artist).
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