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Spectrum 17: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art

Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner

First published 2010
Publisher Underwood Books
Format Hardcover
Type Nonfiction
ISBN 9781599290447
Cover art Gregory Manchess
Pages 288

Notes

The categories of artwork are: Advertising (pp. 20-39), Book (pp. 40-93), Comics (pp. 94-117), Concept Art (pp. 118-135), Dimensional (pp. 136-157), Editorial (pp. 158-171), Institutional (pp. 172-209), Unpublished (pp. 210-285).
The first page of each category presents the Gold Award winner in that category, the second page the Silver Award winner, the remaining pages the Honorable Mentions.
Both the "Dimensional" and "Unpublished" categories have two Silver Award winners.

Date from Amazon.com.
Price and cover artist credited on back cover.
Complete number line indicates first printing.
Pictorial covers identical to the dust jacket.
Front cover illustration is titled "A Different Wizard of Oz".
Endpapers are not credited but are B&W versions of illustrations in this volume.
Many of the sculptures (Dimensional art) were photographed by the artists, but when a different photographer is named, he is credited for the artwork. The name of the artist responsible for "Insomnia: Fans" is misspelled "Katrina Sokolova" under the artwork, but spelled correctly ("Katarina Sokolova") in the artist index.

Awards

Year Award Category Status
2011 Hugo Award Best Related Work Nominee/Finalist
2011 Locus Poll Award Best Art Book Winner

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Spectrum 17: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Cover 2010 Underwood Books Trade Paperback Nonfiction Gregory Manchess 264