Walter Velez

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"Walter consistently turned out colorful, well-composed and wonderfully light-hearted interpretations of the books he had been commissioned to illustrate. His 'visual signature' was often a witty interpretation; always well thought out and rendered with a sure hand."
―Jill Bauman, Velez's agent[2]

Walter Velez was an American painter and illustrator. He was born in East Harlem in New York City, New York, United States[2] on November 28, 1939,[1] and he died on August 24, 2018.[2] For the Star Wars franchise, he illustrated The Star Wars Book of Masks, a pop-out mask book[3] published on October 12, 1983,[4] and How the Ewoks Saved the Trees: An Old Ewok Legend, a picture book published in 1984.[5]

Works

Bibliography

Year Title Contribution
1983 The Star Wars Book of Masks Illustrator[3]
1984 How the Ewoks Saved the Trees: An Old Ewok Legend Illustrator[5]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Premium-Era-real Velez, Walter on The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (backup link archived on August 15, 2022)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Premium-Era-real Galleries of Art from the Estate of Walter Velez by Bauman, Jill on Jill Bauman — Art of the Mysterious and Fantastic (backup link archived on July 28, 2022)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Star Wars Book of Masks
  4. ↑ Amazon-Favicon The Star Wars Book of Masks on Amazon.com (backup link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 How the Ewoks Saved the Trees: An Old Ewok Legend

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