Space Art Pioneer Robert McCall has passed away

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Forum: CG News
Posted By: Artbot
Post Time: 03-02-2010 at 06:11 PM
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Died last week in Arizona. He was 90. Very sad. McCall was a HUGE influence on my early interest in art and space. He was probably most recognized for his posters for 2001 and the huge mural in the National Air & Space Museum, among hundreds of book and magazine covers. He even did a lot of graphics directly for NASA, designing many mission patches for shuttle flights. He was also a production designer on Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Disney's The Black Hole.

If you haven't heard his name, you have surely seen his art. Check out the gallery below.

Info/bio:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-022810a.html

Gallery:
http://www.mccallstudios.com/gallery_index.html

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