1. Wayne Francis Woodard, known by the pseudonym Hannes Bok, was an American artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry.
13 Facts About Hannes Bok
1. 2.
Hannes Bok painted nearly 150 covers for various science fiction, fantasy, and detective fiction magazines, as well as contributing hundreds of black and white interior illustrations.
3.
Hannes Bok's paintings achieved a luminous quality through the use of an arduous glazing process, which was learned from his mentor, Maxfield Parrish.
4.
Hannes Bok shared one of the inaugural 1953 Hugo Awards for science fiction achievement.
5.
Hannes Bok's parents divorced when he was five; and his father and stepmother, strict disciplinarians, discouraged his artistic efforts.
6.
Once he graduated high school, in Duluth, Minnesota, Hannes Bok cut off contact with his father and moved to Seattle to live with his mother.
7.
In 1937, Hannes Bok moved to Los Angeles, where he met Ray Bradbury.
8.
Late in 1939, Hannes Bok moved to New York City in order to be closer to the editors and magazines which would publish his work, and where he became a member of the influential Futurians science fiction fans.
9.
Hannes Bok was gay, according to his friends Forrest J Ackerman and Emil Petaja.
10.
Hannes Bok executed six color covers for Weird Tales between March 1940 and March 1942.
11.
Once he broke through into professional publications, Hannes Bok moved to New York City and lived there the rest of his life.
12.
Hannes Bok eked out a living, often in near poverty, until his death in 1964.
13.
Hannes Bok died, apparently of a heart attack, at the age of 49.