Morris Scott Dollens - science fiction spaceport scene

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Here's a photo which shows this painting in the backdrop (photo courtesy of John Coker). Left to right - R. Ray Van Houten, Isaac Asimov, Ben Jason and Anthony Boucher.

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Title:	Morris Scott Dollens - science fiction spaceport scene
Artist:	Morris Scott Dollens (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Acrylic
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	247
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	8/12/2023
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This past Sunday, we picked up several SF paintings, including this one by artist Morris Scott Dollens. Dollens did have a few professional cover appearances on SF mags in the 1950's, but was also very active in fanzines and in displaying his art at SF conventions. He became very well known for his astronomical and planetary landscape paintings that he displayed at those cons.

This painting is one of 40 paintings that the 1955 Worldcon -- Clevention, as it was held in Cleveland -- commissioned him to do. They were utilized as the backdrop for the speaker's rostrum at the con, and then were auctioned off at the con's auction. I'll also post a photo from Clevention which shows this painting as one of those in the backdrop.

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Last Login:	September 2025
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Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/12/2023

That poor guy and his dog are going to be roasted when that rocket takes off.

Bruce W
Member Since 2015

Posted on 8/12/2023

I actually like some of these early Dollens pieces, they have a certain childlike innocence that's appealng. Maybe I should drag out a Dollens I've had in the closet for some time...

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 8/14/2023

An age of space rocket fascination. Captures the imagination at a time when the rocket age was an obsession.

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