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British artist (1930–1997)
Richard Clifton-Dey
Born (1930-05-29 ) 29 May 1930Died 5 April 1997(1997-04-05) (aged 66) Known for Illustrator
Richard Clifton-Dey (29 May 1930 – 5 April 1997)
[1] was a British artist. Born in
Yorkshire ,
[1] he was known mostly for
Western 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.[
citation needed ] His most famous work of art may be Behemoth's World , which appeared on the sleeve of the album
Cultösaurus Erectus by
Blue Öyster Cult .
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
Philip José Farmer in 1974 and reused in 1985. The
Dorian Hawkmoon series by
Michael Moorcock 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 (
Jim Burns ,
Chris Foss 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)
[2]
Riding in Motion (1988; text by Jonathan Biggs and James Horwood)
[3]
Space: A Three Dimensional Journey (1991; text by Brian Jones)
Artworks
Le pont de la rivière Kwaï by
Pierre Boulle (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
Kenneth Bulmer (1970)
Almuric by
Robert E. Howard (1971)
Carson of Venus by
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1971, 1973)
Agent of Chaos by
Norman Spinrad (1972)
The Divided Rose by Jean Evans (1973)
The Small Assassin by
Ray Bradbury (1973)
The Wizard of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1973, 1975)
Lost on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1974)
Cashelmara by
Susan Howatch (1974)
The Masters of Bow Street by
John Creasey (1974)
Lord Tyger by
Philip José Farmer (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
Martin Caidin (1975)
The Love Warrior by Alan Lacey (1975)
Count Brass
Michael Moorcock (1975)
Armageddon 2419 AD by
Philip Francis Nowlan (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
Berkely Mather (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
Jon Cleary (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
Morris West (1977)
A Sound of Lightning by Jon Cleary (1977)
The Dawn Attack by
Brian Callison (1977)
All Over the Town by
R. F. Delderfield (1977)
The Jewel in the Skull:
The History of the Runestaff , Book 1 by
Michael Moorcock (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
Maurice Denuzière (1978)
Memoirs of the First Baroness by Lucinda Baker (1978)
The Adventuress by Daoma Winston (1978)
Mills of the Gods by Daoma Winston (1979)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by
Philip K. Dick (1979)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by
B. Traven (1980)
The Immortals of Science Fiction by
David Wingrove (1980)
Cultösaurus Erectus by
Blue Öyster Cult , album cover (1980)
Threshold (aka The Beginning Place ) by
Ursula K. Le Guin (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
Terry Harknett ) (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
Sterling E. Lanier (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
Philip José Farmer (1986)
Heroic Dreams by Nigel Suckling (1987)
Bounce The Rhine: The Greatest Airborne Operation in History by
Charles Whiting (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)
On Stranger Tides by
Tim Powers (1988)
Monsters by
Isaac Asimov ,
Martin H. Greenberg 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)
Jane Eyre by
Charlotte Brontë (1999)
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by (editor) George Mann (2001)
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