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Virgil Finlay 1953 Hugo Award

Artist: Virgil Finlay (All)

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Artwork Details

Title:	Virgil Finlay 1953 Hugo Award
Artist:	Virgil Finlay (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	416
Likes on CAF:	6 7
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	4/3/2023
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Here's a bit of science fiction history. The first Hugo Awards were presented at the 11th Worldcon, held in Philadelphia in 1953. For that inaugural year, there were two professional artist Hugos -- Best Cover Artist and Best Interior Illustrator. Here's the Hugo Award that Virgil Finlay won that year for Best Interior Illustrator. The years have not been kind to it -- its lost two of its rocket fins, and it suffered quite a bit of smoke damage in a fire a few years ago. I'm not sure if my restoration folks can do much with something like this, but I'll take it in to them at some point and find out.

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	Doug Ellis ( 1 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	November 2004
Last Login:	September 2025
Website:	http://pulpvault.com
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Ian Saint
Member Since 2021

Posted on 4/3/2023

Awesome award

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 4/4/2023

It might be better just to keep it this way and have a replica made. The history and the title itself in the record books is what makes this uniquely the first award.

Nils E
Member Since 2014

Posted on 4/4/2023

Amazing object

Bruce W
Member Since 2015

Posted on 4/4/2023

Very cool. Many years ago, I put in a bid for a Chesley Hugo -- it was pitted badly because CB kept it in his bathroom(!).

. BRAUNY
Member Since 2007

Posted on 4/4/2023

Very cool piece of history for Finlay fans!

Will K
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/4/2023

Great piece of Sci-fi history. I'm sure there's a good pun here about the award that Finlay won has lost 2 fins.

Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

Posted on 4/4/2023

Museum piece - super cool !!

Ben Friedman
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/8/2023

Wow, that is just plain awesome.

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