James Cawthorn
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- | :''[[Symbol of Chaos]]'' | + | '''Jim Cawthorn''' ([[21 December]] [[1929]] - [[2 December]], [[2008]]) was a [[British illustrator]], [[comics artist]] and [[fantasy]] historian. Cawthorn was the first illustrator employed by [[Savoy Books]] in the early 1980s. Cawthorn was [[Michael Moorcock]]’s illustrator of choice for many years and was involved with the Moorcock-edited run of ''[[New Worlds]]'' right from the start with his cover illustrating [[J. G. Ballard]]’s "[[Equinox (Ballard)|Equinox]]" story. He also provided reviews for [[New Worlds]], and edited ''[[Fantasy: The 100 Best Books]]'' with Moorcock. |
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- | [[Jim Cawthorn]] ([[1919]] - [[2008]]) was a [[British illustrator]], [[comics artist]] and [[fantasy]] historian. Cawthorn was the first illustrator employed by [[Savoy Books]] in the early 1980s. Cawthorn was [[Michael Moorcock]]’s illustrator of choice for many years and was involved with the Moorcock-edited run of ''[[New Worlds]]'' right from the start with his cover illustrating [[J. G. Ballard]]’s "[[Equinox (Ballard)|Equinox]]" story. He also provided reviews for [[New Worlds]], and edited ''[[Fantasy: The 100 Best Books]]''[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/x0/x2893.jpg] with Moorcock. | + | |
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[[Michael Moorcock]], [[Dave Britton]] and [[John Coulthart]] have professed to have been influenced by Cawthorn | [[Michael Moorcock]], [[Dave Britton]] and [[John Coulthart]] have professed to have been influenced by Cawthorn | ||
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Jim Cawthorn (21 December 1929 - 2 December, 2008) was a British illustrator, comics artist and fantasy historian. Cawthorn was the first illustrator employed by Savoy Books in the early 1980s. Cawthorn was Michael Moorcock’s illustrator of choice for many years and was involved with the Moorcock-edited run of New Worlds right from the start with his cover illustrating J. G. Ballard’s "Equinox" story. He also provided reviews for New Worlds, and edited Fantasy: The 100 Best Books with Moorcock.
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Michael Moorcock, Dave Britton and John Coulthart have professed to have been influenced by Cawthorn
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