Virgil Finlay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetVirgil Finlay
American illustrator
Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1914
Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, United States
Date of Death: 18-Jan-1971
Profession: illustrator
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Virgil Finlay
- Virgil Finlay (July 23, 1914 – January 18, 1971) was an American pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator.
- He has been called "part of the pulp magazine history ...
- one of the foremost contributors of original and imaginative art work for the most memorable science fiction and fantasy publications of our time." While he worked in a range of media, from gouache to oils, Finlay specialized in, and became famous for, detailed pen-and-ink drawings accomplished with abundant stippling, cross-hatching, and scratchboard techniques.
- Despite the very labor-intensive and time-consuming nature of his specialty, Finlay created more than 2600 works of graphic art in his 35-year career.The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted Finlay in 2012.
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