Legacy: Selected Paintings & Drawings by Frank Frazetta

by Arnie Fenner (Editor), Cathy Fenner (Editor), Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazetta's paintings and illustrations have set the standard for fantasy artists for the past 50 years. This collection focuses on his influence in a variety of media and genres and on his place in 20th century art history. Coedited by Hugo Award-winning editor Arnie Fenner, it includes many of Frazetta's most memorable paintings as well as revised works. The art is accompanied by the artist's own observations and commentary by a number of his contemporaries.

Genres: Art, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sword and Sorcery

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 29, 1999

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredible collection of Frazetta's most powerful creations and background information behind them. This limited edition is signed and beautifully slip-cased, a true collector's volume. Frazetta brought an atmospheric reality to the most fantastical or horrific scene. Every figure feels real, with such a sense of mass and form that they leap, crawl, slink, or reach right off the page. Even the simplest gestural sketch already has a sense of weight and place.

[Tim Lapetino · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frank Frazetta’s art is amazing and appropriately legendary. This book is great in that it includes much of the author’s art. But it’s far from comprehensive, and the writing feels like it comes from Frazetta’s close friends, rather than someone slightly more objective who could maybe better put the art—and the artist—in a more illuminating cultural and creative context.

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frazetta is a master and this is a an excellent retrospective of his body of work.

[Parka · Rating 5 out of 5]

(More pictures at parkablogs.com)

Legacy seems to be the perfect word to refer to Frank Frazetta's paintings, the same ones that have inspired artists all over.

This 192-page art book is one of the three books published on Frank Frazetta by publisher Underwood Books, the other two being Icon: A Retrospective by the Grand Master of Fantastic Art Frank Frazetta and Testament: The Life and Art of Frank Frazetta.

There are some repeats from the book Icon but majority are published for the first time. About half the paintings are published at full page size, and many of those paintings come with accompanying preliminary rough. There are lots of work created for Tarzan, Burroughs, other book covers and even a few pages of romance comics.

Every painting comes with commentary and insight from Frazetta himself. There are also a couple of essays on Frazetta written by those who know him.

Recommended to those who like fantasy art, figure drawing and Frank Frazetta.

[Barbi Faye (The Book Fae) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frank Frazetta's prolific artwork, fantasy paintings and illustrations have set the gold standard for the past fifty years. He has been involved in a variety of media and genres, creating a golden age of fantasy art almost single handedly. He has created paintings of beasties, dinos, savage jungle cats, weird worlds, warriors and warrior women. Featured on everything from monster movie posters to book covers, my favorite has always been his fantasy and warrior women art. He is a master of his craft.

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quintessential for lovers of fantasy art. Frazetta is truly amazing.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frazetta is awesome, but this book is nothing special. Not a terrible introduction to his work, though.

[Winston Blakely · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second installment of more great Frazetta art... amazing.

[Little Timmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A collection of paintings by my all time favorite artist. Incredible visuals. Highly recommended

[Vincent Darlage · Rating 4 out of 5]

Frank Frazetta is my favorite artist. This was a wonderful collection of his work.