|
|
 |
EUROPE'S MOST VISITED SF/F WEB SITE |
|
The Frank Collection: A Showcase
Of The World's Finest Fantastic Art by Jane and Howard Frank Pub: Paper Tiger. 112 page soft paperback. Price:
£14.99 (UK), $24.95 (US) and $34.95 (CAN). ISBN: 1-85585-732-4. Check out: www.papertiger.co.uk and www.wow-art.com The Franks are acknowledged big collectors of fantasy art in the USA. Judging by their information here, they also pick up a lot of the SF magazines and books as well. Judging by the cost of the original art they also sell for various artists, they also have the kind of money that can afford to have such a private collection.
To make it worse, not all the original art they have is on the walls of their house and a lot of it is either put away or rotated with others. This book gives a guided tour through the house, histories of acquisitions of both paintings and sculptures. The areas of fault tend to stem from having too many pictures at small size than full page but that's more of a subjective opinion. By having some of them smaller, it is possible to get what would otherwise be double-page with art lost in the centrefold seen in their entirety. I also didn't think it was necessary to describe paintings that we weren't going to be see. Unless you get invited in as a house guest, I doubt if you would
have known about them otherwise. It might have been wiser to have
replaced this information with perhaps a small selection of paintings
that had been rotated off the walls. There are far too few books around showing a compilation of paintings
by different artists. After going through this book, there are a
dozen artists that I want to investigate a little further to see
more of their work. It would be nice to see a new book featuring
the work of the late Virgil Finlay for instance. I have to confess that I'm a little envious of their collection but think, at least from an insurance POV and affordability, I'm better off with my posters and original comic-book pages and, oh yes, loads of artbooks with such beautiful art. If you're an art fan, poor or rich, then I think you'll find something
of interest here. GF Willmetts
|
OTHER REVIEWS - November 2002
Other Reviews: November 2002 Books Forests Of The Heart by Charles De Lint Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek edited by David Langford The Last Hero (A Discworld Fable) by Terry Pratchett and illustrated by Paul Kidby The Frank Collection: A Showcase Of The World's Finest Fantastic Art by Jane and Howard Frank Blood And Honour by Simon R. Green Prowlers by Christopher Golden Prowlers: Laws Of Nature by Christopher Golden Star Trek Star Charts: The Complete Atlas Of Star Trek written and illustrated by Geoffrey Mandel Angel: Endangered Species by Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte The Hobbit Companion by David Day and illustrated by Lidia Postma Bodies: His Photographic Art by Boris Vallejo Drinking Midnight Wine by Simon R. Green TV series
|
||||||||
With
this book, there is the opportunity to see some of the art they
have in their home. I say 'home' tentatively' as it is more a big
private art museum that any SF/fantasy art fan would hang their
tongues out to own themselves.
 |
|
| nest home | search engine | site directory | shop | library | tools | about us | | |
|
|
... www.sfcrowsnest.com © 2004 CWant a ? Then send an email to: hologramtales-subscribe@topica.com