Frank Kelly Freas has passed away
Jan. 3rd, 2005 12:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thehefner"Who?" you ask.
He was one of the all-time great sci-fi illustrators. He'd done work for Asimov, Clarke, Heinlen, and many others. He was also an offical NASA mission artist, translating early NASA missions into artwork commemorating the events. His space work also included designing the mission patch for Skylab I.
Along with this side of his career, Freas was also the main cover artist for MAD from issue #40 through issue #74 (with minor interruptions).
One of his paintings was used as the cover for Queen's album, NEWS OF THE WORLD, which featured "We Will Rock You," and "We Are the Champions."
He was one of the all-time great sci-fi illustrators. He'd done work for Asimov, Clarke, Heinlen, and many others. He was also an offical NASA mission artist, translating early NASA missions into artwork commemorating the events. His space work also included designing the mission patch for Skylab I.
Along with this side of his career, Freas was also the main cover artist for MAD from issue #40 through issue #74 (with minor interruptions).
One of his paintings was used as the cover for Queen's album, NEWS OF THE WORLD, which featured "We Will Rock You," and "We Are the Champions."
