Joseph Mugnaini (1912-1992)   Italian / American - Ray Bradbury's illustrator	" MARIACHI " 1945 Lithograph  - Arches Paper Signed in pencil Very Large sight: 29 ½" x 21 ½" Unframed Full Margins Condition: Age toning, some tears in margins, not effecting image. Biography New Book just released on his life and Sci Fi author, Ray Bradbury "Wilderness of the mind" www.josephmugnaini.com Wikipedia link     $950 (Plus Sales Tax) Free Shipping US Deliveries

A native of Italy, Joseph Mugnaini ('42) attended Otis from 1940 to 1942. As an author, illustrator and teacher, he inspired hundreds of Southern California artists. In addition to writing four arts instruction books, he received many awards for paintings, graphics and book illustrations. Best known for his work with science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, he earned an Academy Award nomination and the Golden Eagle Award for his paintings for the film Icarus, a Bradbury collaboration, He was also the primary illustrator for many of Bradbury’s books. His paintings and illustrations are held in the collections of the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institute, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The artist most associated with Ray Bradbury has to be Joe Mugnaini. His designs have graced the covers of several Bradbury books - The Golden Apples of the Sun and Fahrenheit 451 to name just two. He also created the line-art images that accompany Bradbury's stories in Golden Apples and some editions of The October Country, and created memorable backdrops for many of Bradbury's plays.

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