Richard Clifton-Dey (29 May 1930 – 5 April 1997) was a British artist. Born in

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, he was known mostly for

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and science fiction subjects. As in many cases of artwork produced for book covers, most of Clifton-Dey's artwork is not signed. Provenance for all works not signed by the artist is attested by his widow. His most famous work of art may be ''Behemoth's World'', which appeared on the sleeve of the album ''

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. He started painting in the 1960s and was one of the most highly respected of British illustrators during the 1970s and into the 1980s. Much of his work was for book covers, either for science fiction, fantasy, action-adventure war books, romances, or gothic horror (with some interesting forays into advertising). His cover artwork was used for the novel '' Lord Tyger'' by

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in 1974 and reused in 1985. The

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series by

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was issued featuring Richard Clifton-Dey cover art in 1977. The French publishing company ''Fleuve Noir'' released several paperbacks from 1981 to 1987 with his artwork. Along with other well-known artists of his day (

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and others), his work was featured in the 1987 Paper Tiger UK edition of ''Heroic Dreams''. He has also worked in other genres including non-fiction pop-up books for children including: * ''Our Living Earth'' (1987; text by Gillian Osband) * ''Riding in Motion'' (1988; text by Jonathan Biggs and James Horwood)''Books'' magazine, 1988, p 14 * ''Space: A Three Dimensional Journey'' (1991; text by Brian Jones)

Artworks

* '' Le pont de la rivière Kwaï'' by

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(1961) * ''Le Loup De Badenoch'' by Joseph E. Chipperfield (1961) * ''Contes et légendes de Wallonie'' by Max Defleur (1962) * ''Contes et légendes d'Ecosse Quinel'' by Ch. and A. De Montgon (1963) * ''Recits Tirés Du Theatre Grec – Contes et Légendes De Tous Les Pays'' by G. Chandon (1963) * ''Storie della storia del mondo. Greche e barbare'' by Laura Orvieto (1966, 1969) * ''Récits tirés du théâtre grec'' by G. Chandon (1967) * ''Legends of Britain'' by S. Clot, Ch. Quinel and A. De Montgon (1968, 1969) (together with Gaston De Sainte-Croix) * ''Hound-dog Man'' by J. T. Edson (1969) * ''Swords of the Barbarians'' by

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(1970) * ''Almuric'' by Robert E. Howard (1971) * ''

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'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1971, 1973) * ''Agent of Chaos'' by

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(1972) * ''The Divided Rose'' by Jean Evans (1973) * ''The Small Assassin'' by

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(1973) * ''

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'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1973, 1975) * ''

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'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1974) * ''Cashelmara'' by Susan Howatch (1974) * ''The Masters of Bow Street'' by

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(1974) * '' Lord Tyger'' by

(1974, 1985) * ''Nobody on the Road'' by Geoffrey Rose (1974) * ''A Clear Road to Archangel'' by Geoffrey Rose (1975) * ''The Swiss Arrangement'' by William Fairchild (1975) * ''Operation Nuke'' by

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(1975) * ''The Love Warrior'' by Alan Lacey (1975) * ''Count Brass''

(1975) * ''Armageddon 2419 AD'' by

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(1976) * ''Mystery of the Ancients: Early Spacemen and the Mayas'' by Eric and Craig Umland (1976) * ''Keegan: The No-Option Contract'' by Brian Ball (1976) * ''The White Dacoit'' by

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(1976) * ''The Fatal Friends'' (''Killers'' #4) by Klaus Netzen (aka Laurence James) * ''Pearl of Blood'' (''The Killers'' #5) by Klaus Netzen (aka Laurence James) (1975) * ''Silent Enemy'' (''The Killers'' #7) by Klaus Netzen (aka Laurence James) (1976) * ''The Safe House'' by

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(1976) * ''The Hill of the Dead'' (''The Eagles'' #1) by Andrew Quiller (aka Kenneth Bulmer) (1976) * ''The Land of Mist'' (''The Eagles'' #2) by Andrew Quiller (aka Kenneth Bulmer) (1976) * ''City of Fire'' (''The Eagles'' #3) by Andrew Quiller (aka Kenneth Bulmer) (1976) * ''Sea of Swords'' ''(''The Eagles'' #5) by Andrew Quiller (aka Kenneth Bulmer) (1976) * ''Dream Chariots'' by Manning Norvil (aka Kenneth Bulmer) (1977) * ''The Cave Girl'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1977) * ''The Navigator'' by

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(1977) * ''A Sound of Lightning'' by Jon Cleary (1977) * ''The Dawn Attack'' by

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(1977) * ''All Over the Town'' by R. F. Delderfield (1977) * ''The Jewel in the Skull:

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, Book 1'' by

(1977) * ''The Mad God's Amulet: The History of the Runestaff, Book 2'' by Michael Moorcock (1977) * ''The Sword of the Dawn: The History of the Runestaff, Book 3'' by Michael Moorcock (1977) * ''The Runestaff: The History of the Runestaff, Book 4'' by Michael Moorcock (1977) * ''Masters of the Pit'' by Michael Moorcock (1978) * ''Summoned to Darkness'' by Anne-Marie Sheridan (1978) * ''The Long Summer'' by Alan White (1978) * ''Bagatelle'' by

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(1978) * ''Memoirs of the First Baroness'' by Lucinda Baker (1978) * ''The Adventuress'' by Daoma Winston (1978) * ''Mills of the Gods'' by Daoma Winston (1979) * ''

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'' by Philip K. Dick (1979) * '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' by

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(1980) * ''The Immortals of Science Fiction'' by

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(1980) * ''

'' by

, album cover (1980) * ''Threshold'' (aka ''The Beginning Place'') by

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(1982, 1986) * ''The Orphan'' (''Book of the Beast'' #1) by Robert Stallman (1982) * ''The Captive'' (''Book of the Beast'' #2) by Robert Stallman (1982) * ''The Beast'' (''Book of the Beast'' #3) by Robert Stallman (1983) * ''The Violent Land'' (''Jubal Cade'' book 21) by Charles R. Pike (aka

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) (1983) * ''Wasteworld 1: Aftermath'' by James Barton (1983) * ''Wasteworld 2: Resurrection'' by James Barton (1983) * ''Wasteworld 3: Angels'' by James Barton (1984) * ''Wasteworld 4: My Way'' by James Barton (1984) * ''Greensight'' by Angela Shackleton-Hill (1984) * '' Rebel in Time'' by Harry Harrison (1984, 1986) * ''Hardacre's Luck'' by C. L. Skelton (1985) * ''Menace under Marswood'' by

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(1985) * ''The Unforsaken Hiero'' (book 2 in the ''Hiero'' series) by Sterling E. Lanier (1985) * ''Master of Morholm'' by Timothy Wilson (1986) * ''Greenleaf'' by Chloe Gartner (1986) * ''Gods of Riverworld'' by

(1986) * ''Heroic Dreams'' by Nigel Suckling (1987) * ''Bounce The Rhine: The Greatest Airborne Operation in History'' by

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(aka Leo Kessler) (1987) * ''Operation Northwind: The Unknown Battle of the Bulge'' by Charles Whiting (1987) * ''Our Living Earth: An Exploration in Three Dimensions'' by Gillian Osband (1987) * ''Our Working Earth" by Gillian Osband (1987) * ''Riding in Motion: A Three-Dimensional Guide to Horses for Young People'' by Janet Horwood and Jonathan Biggs (1988) * ''Riding in Motion: Pop-up Book'' by Janet Horwood (1988) * ''Kindred Spirits'' by June Barraclough (1988) * ''

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'' by

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(1988) * ''Monsters'' by Isaac Asimov,

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and Charles G. Waugh (1989) * ''Space: A Three-Dimensional Journey'' by Brian Jones (1991) * ''The Heart of the Rose'' by June Barraclough (1994) * ''Vallamont'' by Pamela Gayle (1994) * ''

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'' by

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(1999) * ''The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' by (editor) George Mann (2001)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clifton-Dey, Richard 1930 births 1997 deaths British illustrators Science fiction artists People from Yorkshire