Paul R. Alexander (September 3, 1937 – June 14, 2021) was an American commercial artist and illustrator.[1][2][3] In a career spanning from 1976–1998, he specialized in creating art for the covers of science fiction paperbacks and occasionally magazines.[2] He was usually credited as Paul Alexander, but occasionally as Paul R. Alexander.[2]
Paul Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul R. Alexander September 3, 1937 |
| Died | June 14, 2021 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Illustration |
Life and career
editAlexander was born on September 3, 1937, in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana,[1][2][3] the son of Fred and Ora Olive Alexander.[1] He graduated from Wittenburg University in Springfield, Ohio, in 1967, and also studied at the Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles.[3] He was "one of the top science fiction paperback cover artists of the 1970s and '80s."[3] His career as a commercial artist on the East Coast spanned from 1976–1998.[3][1] He was also a model train collector.[1] Alexander died on June 14, 2021, at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville, Ohio. He was survived by a brother and sister-in-law, niece, and nephew.[1]
Reception
editVincent Di Fate, fellow science fiction illustrator and a historian of the field, grouped Alexander together with Dean Ellis, Christopher Foss and John C. Berkey as "gadget" artists, "adept at painting futuristic hardware."[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f Obituary at dignitymemorial.com.
- ^ a b c d Paul Alexander at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ a b c d e f "Paul Alexander (b. 1937)." On Indiana Illustrators and Hoosier Cartoonists: Life Stories of Artists, Illustrators, and Cartoonists of Indiana, Thursday, November 17, 2001