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American illustrator
Gregory Manchess is an American
illustrator from
Kentucky . His illustrations have appeared in magazines, digital murals,
[1] illustrated movie posters, advertising campaigns, and book covers, including sixty covers for
Louis L’Amour . His work has appeared on
Major League Baseball
World Series Programs,
Time ,
Newsweek , The Atlantic Monthly ,
Playboy ,
Smithsonian and
National Geographic . His style includes broad brush strokes and excellent figure work.
Life
He earned a BFA from the
Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1977. He spent the next two years as a studio illustrator with Hellman Design Associates which was led by Gary Kelley.
[2]
He lectures frequently at universities and colleges nationwide and gives workshops on painting at the
Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA. He leads an Illustration Master Class in Amherst, MA.
[2]
Manchess' first graphic novel, Above the Timberline , was published by Saga Press in 2017. Original artworks from the book were on display at the Norman Rockwell Museum.
[3] He is represented by Richard Solomon.
[4]
[5]
Work
Book covers
Nanuk: Lord of the Ice .
Brian Heinz . 1999
[11]
Cover Her Face .
Simon & Schuster .
P. D. James 2001
Stories of Your Life and Others .
Tor Books .
Ted Chiang 2002
Death of an Expert Witness .
Simon & Schuster .
P. D. James 2001
The Alchemist's Door .
Macmillan .
Lisa Goldstein 2003
Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert .
Macmillan .
Brian Herbert 2004
The Knight .
Tor Books .
Gene Wolfe . January 2004
Giving Thanks .
Turtleback School & Library Binding .
Jonathan London . September 2005
The Last River: John Wesley Powell and the Colorado River Exploring Expedition .
Mikaya Press .
Stuart Waldman . October 2005
Cheyenne Medicine Hat .
Brian Heinz . September 2006
Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas .
Morgan Llywelyn . February 2007
The Vengeful Virgin .
Gil Brewer . April 2007
[12]
Magellan's World
Mikaya Press .
Stuart Waldman . October 2007
Glory Road .
Macmillan .
Robert A. Heinlein and
Samuel R. Delany . 2008
An Irish Country Doctor ,
Macmillan ,
Patrick Taylor 2011
Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship .
National Geographic Books .
Barry Clifford . 2008
Zero Cool .
Michael Crichton (as "John Lange"), March 2008
[13]
Lamentation (The Psalms of Isaak, Volume 2)
Tor Books ,
Ken Scholes February 2009
[14]
Lobster Johnson: The Satan Factory ,
Dark Horse ,
Thomas E. Sniegoski June 2009
Canticle (The Psalms of Isaak, Volume 2)
Tor Books ,
Ken Scholes October 2009
[14]
Robert E Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria 1935: v.3 (
Leather Bound Edition )
Book Palace Books ,
Robert E. Howard February 2010
An Irish Country Girl: A Novel .
Macmillan .
Patrick Taylor 2011
A Weeping Czar Beholds the Fallen Moon .
Tor Books .
Ken Scholes
[15]
Looking for Truth in a Wild Blue Yonder .
Tor Books .
Ken Scholes and
Jay Lake
[16]
The Starship Mechanic .
Tor Books .
Ken Scholes and
Jay Lake
[17]
Awards
Nominated for a
Caldecott Medal in 1977
Society of Illustrators New York
Gold medal
Silver medals
Hamilton King Award in 1999
[18]
Stephan Dohanos Award in 2000
[19]
Society of Illustrators Los Angeles
Silver medals
Best in Show Award.
Artist's Magazine
First Prize Wildlife Art Competition 1990
Communication Arts
1995
Featured in 1996, 1998, and 2000 in Step-By-Step Graphics.
Spectrum
Exhibitions
Eleanor Ettinger Galleries in New York and Hong Kong
Witham Gallery; Ohio - 1997
Walt Reed Gallery; Westport, Connecticut - “The Illustrator in America, 1860–2000”.
Members Gallery at the
Society of Illustrators - February 1, 2011 - February 26, 2011
[2]
Arte Verissima Gallery
[20] - "Weightless" - January 24, 2015 - March 8, 2015
[21]
References
External links
International National Other