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Cover for ‘The Best of Stanley G. Weinbaum,’ 1974

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Artist: Dean Ellis (All)

Location: Dean Ellis
Title: Cover for ‘The Best of Stanley G. Weinbaum,’ 1974*
Artist: Dean Ellis (All)
Media Type: Paint - Acrylic
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 286
Likes on CAF: 3
Comments: 6
Added to Site: 8/19/2024

Beautiful cover for the Ballantine collection that put Weinbaum on the map for a new generation of fans. This illustrates "Valley of Dreams," the sequel to Weinbaum's famous "A Martian Odyssey." The Martian Tweel shows his Earth visitors that its people have known about our people for a rather long time, and in fact visited us. (Von Daniken hadn't been born yet!)

People both over- and underrate Weinbaum. He was certainly the best SF author of his brief window in history, and while his stuff creaks pretty badly today, who knows how he would have grown? Instead, dead of cancer at 33. A terrible pity.

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artless artmore Member Since 2013

Posted On 8/20/2024

Wonderful and unique peice! The artist is new to me --- thanks for posting!

Bruce W Member Since 2015

Posted On 8/20/2024

artless artmore wrote:

" Wonderful and unique peice! The artist is new to me --- thanks for posting!
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Thanks! Dean Ellis? A real stalwart of 60s-80s paperback illustration!

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005

Posted On 8/20/2024

Thsi painting plays right into all those wild theories about the Egyptian civiliation and culture tied to alien visitors! Even History Channel caved and started showing those shows. This parallel of their appreciation for the arts really gets me thinking if they have their own version of the Hulk 181 cover.

Victor Dricks Member Since 2006

Posted On 8/20/2024

Very nice pickup!

John Davis Member Since 2014

Posted On 8/21/2024

Great find! I love Weinbaum! In his very brief career he invented many SF tropes that still influence authors decades later.

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006

Posted On 9/10/2024

And Von Daniken failed to mention later the bird people. Wonderful painting.

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Cover for ‘The Best of Stanley G. Weinbaum,’ 1974

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