Paul Alexander (artist)
Paul R. Alexander (September 3, 1937 – June 14, 2021) was an American commercial artist and illustrator.[1][2][3] In a career spanning the years 1976–1998, he specialized in 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
Alexander was born 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, 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 the years 1976–1998.[3][1] He was also a model train collector.[1] Alexander died June 14, 2021, at the Brethren Retirement Community, Greenville, Ohio. He was survived by a brother and sister-in-law, niece, and nephew.[1]
Reception
Vincent 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]