Frank Frazetta (born Frank Frazzetta ; February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American

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and

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artist, noted for comic books,

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covers, paintings, posters,

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album covers, and other media. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of fantasy art", and one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. He was also the subject of a 2003 documentary ''Painting with Fire''. Frazetta was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, the

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, the

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Hall of Fame, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and was awarded a Life Achievement Award from the

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Early life

Born Frank Frazzetta in

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, New York City, Frazetta removed one "z" from his last name early in his career to make his name seem less "clumsy". The only boy in a family with three sisters, he spent much time with his grandmother, who began encouraging him in art when he was two years old. In 2010, a month before his death, he recalled that: At age eight, Frazetta attended the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts, Includes sidebar: "Frank Frazetta Timeline: A Life Lived for Art". a small

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run by instructor Michel Falanga. " didn't teach me anything, really," Frazetta said in 1994. "He'd come and see where I was working, and he might say, 'Very nice, very nice. But perhaps if you did this or that.' But that's about it. We never had any great conversations. He spoke very broken English. He kind of left you on your own. I learned more from my friends there."

Career

Early work

In 1944, at age 16, Frazetta, who had "always had this urge to be doing comic books", began working in comics artist

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at the

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the eight-page story "Snowman",

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, in the one-shot ''Tally-Ho Comics'' (Dec. 1944), published by Swappers Quarterly and Almanac/Baily Publishing Company. It was not standard practice in comic books during this period to provide complete credits, so a comprehensive listing of Frazetta's work is difficult to ascertain. His next confirmed comics works are two signed penciled-and-inked pieces in

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' ''Treasure Comics'' #7 (July 1946): the four-page "Know your America" is Frank Frazetta's first "solo" work, and the single page "Ahoy! Enemy Ship!", featuring his character Capt. Kidd Jr.Frank Frazetta
at the Grand Comics Database In a 1991 interview in ''

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'', Frazetta credited

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as the first one in the comic book industry to recognize his talent, and to give him jobs at

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in 1947. For Dell's subsidiary company, Famous Funnies, Frazetta did war and human interest stories for ''

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'', as well as one pagers extolling the virtues of prayer and the evils of drug abuse. In comics like ''

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'' and '' Movie Love'', he did romance and celebrity stories, including a biography of Burt Lancaster. He married

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native Eleanor Kelly in New York City in November 1956. The two had four children: Frank Jr., Billy, Holly, and Heidi. In 1961, after nine years with Al Capp, Frazetta returned to comic books. He also helped

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and

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on three stories of the bawdy parody strip ''

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'' in ''

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'' magazine.

Hollywood and book covers

In 1964, Frazetta's painting of Beatle

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for a '' Mad'' magazine ad

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caught the eye of

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studios. He was approached to do the

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for ''

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,'' and earned the equivalent of his yearly salary in one afternoon. He did several other film posters. Frazetta also produced paintings for

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editions of adventure books. His interpretation of Robert E. Howard's

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visually redefined the

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of sword and sorcery, and had an enormous influence on succeeding generations of artists. His cover art only coincidentally matched the storylines inside the books, as Frazetta once explained: "I didn't read any of it... I drew him my way. It was really rugged. And it caught on. I didn't care about what people thought. People who bought the books never complained about it. They probably didn't read them." Primarily, these were in

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, but he also worked in

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, ink, and pencil alone. Frazetta's work in comics during this time were cover paintings and a few comic stories in

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for the

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horror and war magazines ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Blazing Combat'', and ''

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''.'' An advertisement for Jōvan Musk, based on his work, was animated by Richard Williams in

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and paint and shown in 1978. The realism of the animation and design replicated Frazetta's artwork. Frazetta and

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were heavily involved in the production of the live-action sequences used for the film '' Fire and Ice'''s

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animation, from casting sessions to the final shoot. Following the release of the film, Frazetta returned to his roots in painting and pen-and-ink illustrations. Frazetta's paintings have been used by a number of recording artists as cover art for their albums. The

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III Corps adopted "The Death Dealer" as its mascot. In 2009

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, the lead guitarist for

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, bought Frazetta's cover artwork for the paperback reissue of Robert E. Howard's "Conan the Conqueror" for $1 million.

Later life and career

In the early 1980s, Frazetta created a gallery, Frazetta's Fantasy Corner, on the upper floors of a former

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building at the corner of South Courtland and Washington streets in

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. The building also housed a Frazetta art museum that displayed both his own work and, in a separate gallery, that of other artists. From 1998 to 1999, Quantum Cat Entertainment published the magazine ''Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated'', with cover art and some illustrations by Frazetta. In his later life, Frazetta was plagued by a variety of health problems, including a

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condition that went untreated for many years. A series of strokes left his right arm almost completely paralyzed. He taught himself to paint and draw with his left hand. He was the subject of the 2003

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documentary ''Frank Frazetta: Painting With Fire''. By 2009, Frazetta was living on a estate in the

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, with a small museum that is open to the public. On July 17, 2009, his wife and business partner, Eleanor "Ellie" Frazetta, died after a year-long battle with cancer. He then hired Rob Pistella and Steve Ferzoco to handle his business affairs. Shortly after Ellie Frazetta's death in December 2009, Frank Frazetta's eldest son Frank Jr. was arrested on charges of stealing $20 million in paintings from the family museum in a fight over the family fortune. According to the police report, Frazetta Jr, with the help of two men, broke through the museum door using a backhoe and took about 90 paintings. According to the affidavit, Frank Jr. told the responding trooper he had permission from the owner, Frank Frazetta Sr....The trooper called the owner, who said he had not given his son permission to either be in the museum or remove paintings from it. At issue was whether Frank Jr. believed he had the authority to remove the paintings from the Frazetta museum. Frazetta Sr.'s youngest son Bill Frazetta testified that the paintings belonged to a corporation called Frazetta Properties LLC, of which he shared management duties with his sisters. "I am a manager of the LLC. The art was supposed to stay in the museum", Bill Frazetta said. Frank Jr. maintained that he was trying to prevent the paintings from being sold, per the wishes of his father, who he said had given him power of attorney over his estate. Frank Sr. said he did not understand his son's actions. The Frazetta family later issued a statement on April 23, 2010, that said, "all of the litigation surrounding his family and his art has been resolved. All of Frank's children will now be working together as a team to promote his ... collection of images....". Frank Frazetta died of a stroke on May 10, 2010, in a hospital near his residence in Florida. His painting ''

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'' sold for a world record $5.4 million (£4.2m) on May 16, 2019 at a public auction of vintage comic books and comic art held by Heritage Auctions in Chicago, Illinois.

Accolades

Frazetta was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1995, the

in 1999. and The Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2001, he was awarded a Life Achievement Award from the

. And in 2014, Frazetta was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and in 2016 into the Album Cover Hall of Fame.

Legacy

Frazetta has influenced many artists within the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Filmmaker and creator of ''

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'',

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mentions Frazetta's work in a 1979 article by Alan Arnold stating "I'm a fan of comic art. I collect it. ...There are quite a few ontemporaryillustrators in the science-fiction and science-fantasy modes I like very much. I like them because their designs and imaginations are so vivid. Illustrators like Frazetta, Druillet, and Moebius are quite sophisticated in their style". In 2018, Los Angeles'

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, which is scheduled to complete construction in late 2021, announced it would display four Frazetta originals from Lucas' personal Frazetta collection. Yusuke Nakano, a lead artist for

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's ''

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'' series, also cites Frazetta as an influence. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro said in a 2010 ''

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'' article that Frazetta was nothing less than "an Olympian artist that defined fantasy art for the 20th century." Del Toro went on to say "He gave the world a new pantheon of heroes,.... He somehow created a second narrative layer for every book he ever illustrated." Fantasy artist and musician Joseph Vargo cites Frazetta as a primary influence, and his art calendars since 1998 mark Frazetta's birthday. Chris Perna, art director at Epic Games, stated in an interview in 2011 that Frazetta was one of his influences. Other artists influenced by Frazetta include comics artist such as

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"The Third Degree: Marc Silvestri". ''Point of Impact''. Image Comics. October 2012. Page 27. and

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. Photographer

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credits Frazetta for the inspiration of his 2000 portrait photo of Jennifer Lopez. The face and body paint of professional wrestler

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was copied by artist and wrestler

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from a character in a Frazetta painting. In early 2012, filmmaker

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announced plans to remake Bakshi and Frazetta's film '' Fire and Ice''.

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acquired the project in late 2014, with Rodriguez set to direct. In 2013, Robert Rodriguez displayed Frank Frazetta's original artworks, on loan from the collections of Holly, Heidi, and Bill Frazetta at the

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in Chicago. Robert Rodriguez continued his Frazetta artwork tour by showcasing them at the SXSW event in

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in both 2014 and 2015. Also reopened solely by Frank Jr in 2013, the East Stroudsburg Frazetta Art Museum which houses roughly 37 original oils, as well as other pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor works. As of 2013, Holly Frazetta's collection was traveling throughout the U.S. with public showings at comics conventions. She also co-founded Frazetta Girls alongside daughter Sara Frazetta in 2014. The Frazetta Girls company operates as a web store for official Frank Frazetta merchandise, and has a large social media presence for daily postings of Frazetta's work. Since 2014, Frazetta Girls has also collaborated with modern influential brands such as

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, HUF Worldwide, and

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. In March 2020, Holly Frazetta announced the reopening of the Frazetta Art Museum location in

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by appointment only, featuring original

and Death Dealer works. In February 2022 in collaboration with Incendium Online's Opus Publishing arm, the Frazetta Girls announced "Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer" comic series would return, with Issue #1 released worldwide May 10, 2022, spawning the beginning of the FrazettaVerse.

List of works

Selected paintings

Year and date painted * ''Carson of Venus'' – 1963 * ''Tales from the Crypt'' – 1964 * ''Lost City'' – 1964 * ''Land of Terror'' – 1964 * ''Reassembled Man'' – 1964 * ''Wolfman'' – 1965 * ''Conan the Barbarian'' – 1966 * ''Conan the Adventurer'' – 1966 * ''King Kong'' – 1966 * ''Sea Monster'' – 1966 * ''Spider Man'' – 1966 * ''The Sorcerer'' – 1966 * ''Swords of Mars'' – 1966 * ''Winged Terror'' – 1966 * ''The Brain'' – 1967 * ''Bran Mak Morn'' – 1967 * ''Cat Girl'' – 1967 * ''Conan the Conqueror'' – 1967 * ''Conan the Usurper'' – 1967 * ''Night Winds'' – 1967 * ''Sea Witch'' – 1967 * ''Snow Giants'' – 1967 * ''Conan the Avenger'' – 1968 * ''Rogue Roman'' – 1968 * ''Swamp Ogre'' – 1968 * ''

'' – 1969 * ''Mongol Tyrant'' – 1969 * ''Primitive Beauty / La of Opar'' – 1969 * ''Savage World / Young World'' – 1969 * ''Vampirella'' – 1969 * ''A Princess of Mars'' – 1970 * ''Downward to the Earth'' – 1970 * ''Eternal Champion'' – 1970 * ''The Godmakers'' – 1970 * ''Nightstalker'' – 1970 * ''Pony Tail'' – 1970 * ''The Return of Jongor'' – 1970 * ''Sun Goddess'' – 1970 * ''Tyrannosaurus Rex'' – 1970 * ''Woman with a Scythe'' – 1970 * ''Desperation'' – 1971 * ''John Carter and the Savage Apes of Mars'' – 1971 * ''At the Earth's Core'' – 1972 * ''Birdman'' – 1972 * ''Creatures of the Night'' – 1972 * ''The Silver Warrior'' – 1972 * ''Thuvia, Maid of Mars'' – 1972 * ''A Fighting Man of Mars'' – 1973 * ''Atlantis'' – 1973 * ''Black Emperor'' – 1973 * ''Black Panther'' – 1973 * ''Black Star'' – 1973 * ''Conan of Aquilonia'' – 1973 * '' The Death Dealer I'' – 1973 * ''Flash for Freedom'' – 1973 * ''Flying Reptiles'' – 1973 * ''Ghoul Queen'' – 1973 * ''Gollum'' – 1973 * ''The Mammoth'' – 1973 * ''Monster Out of Time'' – 1973 * ''The Moon Maid'' – 1973 * ''Serpent'' – 1973 * ''Tanar of Pellucidar'' – 1973 * ''Tarzan and the Ant Men'' – 1973 * ''Tree of Death'' – 1973 * ''Barbarian'' – 1974 * ''Flashman on the Charge'' – 1974 * ''Invaders'' – 1974 * ''Madame Derringer'' – 1974 * ''The Mucker'' – 1974 * ''Paradox'' – 1975 * ''Dark Kingdom'' – 1976 * ''Bloodstone'' – 1975 * ''Darkness at Times Edge'' – 1976 * ''The Eighth Wonder / King Kong and Snake'' – 1976 * ''Fire Demon'' – 1976 * ''Queen Kong'' – 1976 * ''Golden Girl'' – 1977 * ''Castle of Sin / Arthur Rex- 1978 * ''The Cave Demon'' – 1978 * ''Kane on the Golden Sea'' – 1978 * ''Sound'' – 1979 * ''Witherwing'' – 1979 * ''The Sacrifice'' – 1980 * ''Las Vegas'' – 1980 * ''Seven Romans'' – 1980 * ''Fire and Ice'' – 1982 * ''Geisha'' – 1983 * ''The Disagreement'' – 1986 * ''Victorious'' – 1986 * ''Predators'' – 1987 * ''The Death Dealer II'' – 1987 * ''The Death Dealer III'' – 1987 * ''The Death Dealer IV'' – 1987 * ''The Death Dealer V'' – 1989 * ''Cat Girl II'' – 1990 * ''The Countess and the Greenman'' – 1991 * ''Dawn Attack'' – 1991 * ''The Moons Rapture / Catwalk'' – 1994 * ''Beauty and the Beast'' – 1995 * ''Shi'' – 1995 * ''The Sorceress'' – 1995 * ''The Death Dealer VI'' – 1996 * ''From Dusk till Dawn'' – 1996

Album covers

Movie posters

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'' (1966) *'' The Busy Body'' (1967) *''

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'' (1967) *'' Fitzwilly'' (1967) *''

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