Hannes Bok (alias Wayne Francis Woodard, July 2, 1914 – April 11, 1963) was an American artist, illustrator, writer, and amateur astrologer. Nearly 150 covers were painted
for science fiction, fantasy and detective fiction magazines. He also contributed hundreds of black-and-white interior illustrations. Bok’s artwork graced calendars and fanzines as well as dust jackets of specialty book publishers such as Arkham House, Llewellyn and Shasta Publishers. Maxfield Parrish, his mentor, taught Bok how to achieve a luminescent quality in his paintings by using a difficult glazing process. Bok was awarded one of the first Hugo Awards in 1953 for science fiction achievement (best cover artist).
Hannes Bok’s Covers Art
Hannes Bok (alias Wayne Francis Woodard, July 2, 1914 – April 11, 1963) was an American artist, illustrator, writer, and amateur astrologer. Nearly 150 covers were painted
for science fiction, fantasy and detective fiction magazines. He also contributed hundreds of black-and-white interior illustrations. Bok’s artwork graced calendars and fanzines as well as dust jackets of specialty book publishers such as Arkham House, Llewellyn and Shasta Publishers. Maxfield Parrish, his mentor, taught Bok how to achieve a luminescent quality in his paintings by using a difficult glazing process. Bok was awarded one of the first Hugo Awards in 1953 for science fiction achievement (best cover artist).