Legacy: Selected Paintings and Drawings by the Grand Master of Fantastic Art, Frank Frazetta (Hardcover)

by Arnie Fenner (Editor), Cathy Fenner (Editor)

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Product Description

Frank Frazetta's paintings and illustrations have set the standard for fantasy artists for the past 50 years. This collection focuses on his influence in a variety of media and genres and on his place in 20th century art history. Coedited by Hugo Award-winning editor Arnie Fenner, it includes many of Frazetta's most memorable paintings as well as revised and previously unpublished works. The art is accompanied by the artist's own observations and commentary by a number of his contemporaries.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Underwood Books (October 29, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887424490
• ISBN-13: 978-1887424493
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #601,204 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comics emphasis, plus more famous paintings. Whoa!, January 14, 2002

By	Bryan E. Leed "Jesus says, 'Go and Sin No More!" (Dayton, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is book 2 of a trilogy. This one seems to have more emphasis on his comic book and comic strip work, than what appears in the other two books of the trilogy, "Icon" and "Testament." This one includes an 8-page romance comic book story by Frank, from 1952.

There are also plenty more Tarzan/Burroughs/John Carter of Mars works, and terrific paintings of Savage Pellucidar.

Frank's work for Warren magazines, like Eerie, Creepy, and Vampirella get shown and discussed in this book (and also in the other two books of this series).

All of the different eras and decades of Frank's life and career are discussed and shown, in all three books, but always with different paintings, drawings, personal photos, and different commentary by different friends and business associates.

I would recommend starting with "Icon" if you're new to Frazetta's work, but "Legacy" is a close second, containing the works that he is best known for. "Testament" has a focus on unpublished, never before seen work.

One thing that is surprising in all three of these books is seeing how Frazetta would often paint over his paintings, to improve them and change major elements, after they were originally published. So, many of his paintings look different than the way they were printed on paperback covers in the 1960's and '70's.

I am very pleased with all three of these books, but "Legacy" is my favorite of the three, if I really had to choose.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better & Better, November 23, 1999

By A Customer

After "Icon" I didn't think there was anything left to be said about arguably this century's greatest fantasy artist. Boy, was I wrong! "Legacy" is a stunning collection of paintings and drawings, many that have either never been included in Frazetta's previous books or are published here for the first time. Check out "Predators"--wow! There's even an entire romance comic story from the '50s that showcases some of the best brush work you're likely to see. As the editors say, there's only one Frazetta. Thank goodness there are TWO great books: "Icon" and "Legacy"!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Excellent Gallery of Frazetta's Works, March 2, 2000

By	Hank Robbins (Pretoria Falls, New York) - See all my reviews

After having immensely enjoyed ICON, I waited with baited breath for another volume to help my Frazetta collection towards completion. I did not have to wait long. LEGEND is leaps and bounds ahead of ICON (although both books are essential for any collection of Frazetta's works), both in biographical works and selection of paintings. While ICON concentrated mostly on his "fantasy-based" paintings (largely the magnificient pieces that Frazetta created for the Robert E. Howard series), LEGEND concentrates on the "fantasy-based" paintings Frazetta painted both for Howard and Burroughs, as well as much-appreciated comic work and book covers from other genres of literature. A perfect companion piece to ICON or any other fantasy or Frazetta collection.