Chesley Bonestell

Visual Artist

1888 – 1986

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Who was Chesley Bonestell?

Chesley Bonestell was an American painter, designer and illustrator. His paintings were a major influence on science fiction art and illustration, and he helped inspire the American space program. An early pioneering creator of astronomical art, along with the French astronomer-artist Lucien Rudaux, Bonestell was dubbed the "Father of Modern Space Art".

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Born
Jan 1, 1888
San Francisco
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Columbia University
Died
Jun 11, 1986
Carmel-by-the-Sea

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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