James Cawthorn (artist)

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James Cawthorn
Born21 December 1929  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Gateshead   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Died2 December 2008  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg (aged 78)
Gateshead   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Occupation Illustrator   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

James Cawthorn was born in Gateshead on 21 December 1929 and died 2 December 2008. He was a critic, a writer and an illustrator, associated through much of his career with Michael Moorcock. [1]

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In the 1960s he was the illustrator for covers for New Worlds magazine.

In the early 70s James Cawthorn published his oversized graphic novel Stormbringer with Savoy Books. about Elric of Melniboné. [2] He also made maps for Michael Moorcock's works (like in The Fantastic Swordsmen ).[ citation needed ]

In 1977 he created adverts for the science-fiction bookshop Dark They Were and Golden Eyed, which were published in Time Out .[ citation needed ]

He illustrated the novel The Crystal and the Amulet , published in 1986. [3]

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  1. "Cawthorn, James". SF Encyclopedia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. "Stormbringer". Savoy Book Store., ISBN   0-7045-02267
  3. Collins, Robert A. (1986). "Crystal and the Amulet". Fantasy Review 94 (September 1986). Retrieved 9 November 2024.