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Frank Frazetta

1928 - 2010

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Frank Frazetta (born Frank Frazzetta ; February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American artist known for themes of fantasy and science fiction, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of fantasy art", and one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. He was also the subject of a 2003 documentary Painting with Fire. Frazetta was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and was awarded a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Frazetta is the 1,622nd most popular painter (down from 1,363rd in 2019), the 6,365th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,567th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Frank Frazetta ranks 1,622 out of 2,023. Before him are Domenico di Bartolo, Valentine Hugo, Utagawa Toyokuni, Gustaf Lundberg, Thomas Bewick, and Oleksandr Murashko. After him are Fyodor Bruni, Anita Malfatti, Szymon Czechowicz, Duncan Grant, Lajos Tihanyi, and Daniel Seghers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Frank Frazetta ranks 362. Before him are Mary Daly, Rance Howard, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Levko Lukianenko, Serge Bourguignon, and Gerino Gerini. After him are Othmar Schneider, Manuel Álvarez, Vladimir Toporov, Jan Pieter Schotte, Julien Guiomar, and Chung Won-shik. Among people deceased in 2010, Frank Frazetta ranks 250. Before him are Dario Mangiarotti, Guy Lapébie, Mary Daly, José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, Galimzyan Khusainov, and Jimmy Gardner. After him are Loki Schmidt, Julien Guiomar, Godfrey Binaisa, Clarke Scholes, Azzeddine Laraki, and Huang Hua.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Frazetta ranks 6,366 out of 20,380. Before him are Charmian Carr (1942), Billy Cox (1939), Clifton Webb (1889), Bryce DeWitt (1923), Jack Albertson (1907), and Bradley Whitford (1959). After him are Ossie Davis (1917), Alice Coachman (1923), Jim Cummings (1952), J. Lawton Collins (1896), Ty Dolla Sign (1985), and Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Frank Frazetta ranks 77. Before him are Haddon Sundblom (1899), Joan Mitchell (1925), Elizabeth Jane Gardner (1837), Ellsworth Kelly (1923), Alice Pike Barney (1857), and Rockwell Kent (1882). After him are Mark Tobey (1890), Childe Hassam (1859), Adolph Gottlieb (1903), John Baldessari (1931), Jim Dine (1935), and Alex Katz (1927).

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