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covers). His broad visual vocabulary enabled him to render the objects, spaceships and scenes in whatever was presented to him as they were described in the books and stories he illustrated. That was especially an accomplishment as many of these authors drew on their knowledge of esoteric subjects
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from 1969 to 1974, Gaughan produced all of the illustration and much of the design that went on in the magazine. In addition, many of the books he did for Ace featured hand-lettered titled pages,
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Beside his professional work, he was a frequent contributor to SF fan magazines. In his heyday he was often nominated for
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature: A Checklist, 1700-1974 with Contemporary Science Fiction Authors. Volume II
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Gaughan illustrated the covers and hand-lettered title pages for the unauthorized first paperback edition of
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for their imagery. This ability made him very popular among people with an engineering background.
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for best professional artist and best fan artist. In 1967, he won both awards in the same year.
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A gallery of Gaughan's illustrations for Fred Saberhagen's "Berserker" science fiction series
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for best emerging science fiction illustrator. Gaughan was posthumously inducted by the
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from 1971, his simple linear style brought to life images of such works as
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Gaughan died on July 21, 1985, in Springfield, Ohio. In his memory, the
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A sample of his work with a brief biography at the bottom of the page
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novels – including the 1963 first edition of the first one – and
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was also used at the cover art for Delany's 1988 autobiography
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Reginald, Robert; Menville, Douglas; Burgess, Mary A. (1979).
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His work for the unauthorized Ace Books paperback volumes of
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John Brian Francis Gaughan was born September 24, 1930, in
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by Samuel R. Delany, Arbor House, William Morror, 1988.
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Index


Jack Vance
The Dragon Masters
Hugo Award
Best Professional Artist
Springfield, Ohio
Donald A. Wollheim
Ace Books
DAW Books
Andre Norton
Witch World
E. E. Smith
Lensmen
Skylark
Pyramid Books
Ejler Jakobsson
Galaxy Science Fiction
frontispieces
Alan Garner
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
L. Sprague de Camp
The Fantastic Swordsmen
Mark S. Geston
Lords of the Starship
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Samuel R. Delany
The Motion of Light in Water
Hugo Awards
Locus

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