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Jon Arfstrom
Jon Arfstrom (November 11, 1928 – December 2, 2015) was an Americans, American artist of imaginative Realism (arts), realism known for his fantastical works in the fantasy and Horror fiction, horror genres, active both in the late Pulp magazine, pulp fiction era of the 1950s, with his ''Weird Tales'' cover art and interior illustration work, and then again in science fiction publishing in the 1980s, for his mature cover work, for which he received a Bram Stoker Award in 1994. An accomplished watercolorist, Arfstrom combined his public life as a commercial artist, with its focus on Americana (culture), Americana, with a private, Surrealism, surreal, imaginative world, expressed in his many notebooks and journals. Early life Arfstrom was born in Superior, Wisconsin. His parents were immigrants from Sweden; his father, Fred Arfstrom, a painter and "jack-of-all-trades," his mother, Thyra Westlund Arfstrom, a chef. His early years were spent in the lake city of Duluth, Minnesota. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superior, Wisconsin
Superior (; ) is a city in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 26,751 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located at the western end of Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin, the city lies at the junction of U.S. Route 2 and U.S. Route 53 immediately north of, and adjacent to, both the Superior (village), Wisconsin, Village of Superior and the Superior (town), Wisconsin, Town of Superior. Bordered by Saint Louis, Superior, and Allouez bays, the city is framed by two rivers: the Nemadji River, Nemadji and the Saint Louis River (Lake Superior tributary), Saint Louis. Superior and the neighboring city across the bay, Duluth, Minnesota, form a single metropolitan area called the Twin Ports. They share a harbor that is one of the most important ports on the Great Lakes. Both cities feature museum ships ( in Duluth and in Superior), devoted to the local maritime heritage. Superior was the final port of call for before her si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
