Al Williamson Flash Gordon sketch

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Title:	Al Williamson Flash Gordon sketch
Artist:	Al Williamson (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	7,861
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	10/23/2010
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This is a commission I arranged with the late great Al Williamson for my brother's birthday in 1991. We'd met Al and his lovely wife Cori, along with their then-young son Victor, at a comic show in Ithaca in the mid 1980s. We'd chatted with Al at his table, and were delighted to end up sitting with him and family at dinner later that night. The restaurant was terrible, but the conversation was fabulous. Al invited us to visit his studio after the show, and we made a number of visits over the years up into the mid-90s, when time and family pressures put a temporary halt to our travels.

Al re-drew it a year later with additional details for a pinup piece for the Marvel 2 parter. Visits to watch Al work were always a treat, and our times there are some of my favorite comic art collecting memories. The part that astounded me the most was that he never hurried; he always worked at exactly the same pace no matter how pressed he was, and would just work longer if he had to in order not to compromise the quality of his work.

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Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 10/23/2010

As absolutely wonderful as this is, I don't envy you/your brother for having it, but I do feel a pinch covetous of the time you were able to spend getting to know one of my all-time favorite artists.

Guido de Bue
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/24/2010

The true value of art the stories connected with it. Thanks for sharing.

William Pardlow
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/8/2012

Wow, You lucky son-of-gun. Fabulous piece, I still miss Al terribly, his kind are once in generation.

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

Posted on 2/19/2015

Very nice!

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