Roger Hane
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Roger T. Hane was an illustrator
of paperback books, commercial advertising campaigns, and record albums, known for his surreal, fanciful art. During his eleven-year professional career, Hane produced over three hundred illustrations. He painted the covers of the Collier-Macmillan
editions of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia books, as well as such Simon & Schuster publications as Carlos Castaneda
's The Teachings of Don Juan and A Separate Reality. He also created artwork for Avon Books, E.P. Dutton Company, and Collier Books.
and grew up in Bradford's Third Ward. He graduated from Bradford High School in 1956. He studied at the Maryland Institute of Art, and graduated from the Philadelphia Museum School of Art (now The University of the Arts) with a degree in advertising design in 1961.
In 1963, Hane was hired to do a full-page illustration for Esquire magazine; he moved to New York in 1965. He married Elaine Miller in 1964. Among his many magazine clients were Ladies Home Journal, Life, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, New York magazine, Redbook, The Lamp, Look, Vista, the Saturday Review, Travel and Leisure, Look, Sylvania, Ramparts, the National Lampoon, and Playboy.
Hane also contributed work to such advertising clients as Formica, Slyvania Bulbs, De Beers Diamonds, BMI, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Inc.; and he designed a number of record album covers for RCA, Columbia Records, and Philadelphia International Records.
Hane died in New York City at age 36 as a result of a robbery and beating in Central Park
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Mr. Hane was posthumously awarded the New York Artist Guild’s Artist of the Year Award in 1974, and his work was featured in the Society of Illustrators
’ 1977 publication. The Philadelphia College of Art gives an annual Roger T. Hane Memorial Award to the student with the year's top illustration portfolio.
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
of paperback books, commercial advertising campaigns, and record albums, known for his surreal, fanciful art. During his eleven-year professional career, Hane produced over three hundred illustrations. He painted the covers of the Collier-Macmillan
Macmillan Publishers (United States)
Macmillan Publishers USA, also known as Macmillan Publishing, is a privately held American publishing company owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than 30 others....
editions of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia books, as well as such Simon & Schuster publications as Carlos Castaneda
Carlos Castaneda
Carlos Castaneda was a Peruvian-born American anthropologist and author....
's The Teachings of Don Juan and A Separate Reality. He also created artwork for Avon Books, E.P. Dutton Company, and Collier Books.
Biography
Hane was born in Bradford, PennsylvaniaBradford, Pennsylvania
Bradford is a small city located in rural McKean County, Pennsylvania, in the United States 78 miles south of Buffalo, New York. Settled in 1823, Bradford was chartered as a city in 1879 and emerged as a wild oil boomtown in the Pennsylvanian oil rush in the late 19th century...
and grew up in Bradford's Third Ward. He graduated from Bradford High School in 1956. He studied at the Maryland Institute of Art, and graduated from the Philadelphia Museum School of Art (now The University of the Arts) with a degree in advertising design in 1961.
In 1963, Hane was hired to do a full-page illustration for Esquire magazine; he moved to New York in 1965. He married Elaine Miller in 1964. Among his many magazine clients were Ladies Home Journal, Life, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, New York magazine, Redbook, The Lamp, Look, Vista, the Saturday Review, Travel and Leisure, Look, Sylvania, Ramparts, the National Lampoon, and Playboy.
Hane also contributed work to such advertising clients as Formica, Slyvania Bulbs, De Beers Diamonds, BMI, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Inc.; and he designed a number of record album covers for RCA, Columbia Records, and Philadelphia International Records.
Hane died in New York City at age 36 as a result of a robbery and beating in Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
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Mr. Hane was posthumously awarded the New York Artist Guild’s Artist of the Year Award in 1974, and his work was featured in the Society of Illustrators
Society of Illustrators
The Society of Illustrators is a professional society based in New York City. Founded in 1901, the mission of the Society is to promote the art and appreciation of illustration, as well as its history...
’ 1977 publication. The Philadelphia College of Art gives an annual Roger T. Hane Memorial Award to the student with the year's top illustration portfolio.
Book covers and inside illustrations
- The Morality of Poetry, by John CiardiJohn CiardiJohn Anthony Ciardi was an American poet, translator, and etymologist. While primarily known as a poet, he also translated Dante's Divine Comedy, wrote several volumes of children's poetry, pursued etymology, contributed to the Saturday Review as a columnist and long-time poetry editor, and...
. (Illustrated paper covered boards. 9 leaves. No place: no date.) - The Bible Smugglers, by Louise A. Vernon (Herald Press, 1967)
- Mohawk, The Life of Joseph Brant, by John JakesJohn JakesJohn William Jakes is an American writer, best known for American historical fiction.-Early life and education:...
(Crowell-Collier, 1969)
Book covers only
- Flandry of Terra, by Poul AndersonPoul AndersonPoul William Anderson was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories...
, (ChiltonChilton Publishing CompanyChilton Company is a former publishing company, most famous for its trade magazines, and automotive manuals. It also provided conference and market research services to a wide variety of industries...
, 1965) - World In The Making series (Crowell-Collier, 1965–68)
- Marconi, Father of the Radio, by David Gunston, 1965
- Cobra in the Sky: The Supersonic Transport, by Edward A. Herron, 1968
- The Search for Atlantis, by Henry Chapin, 1968
- Ensign Flandry, Poul Anderson (Chilton, 1966)
- The Viaduct, by Roy BrownRoy BrownRoy Brown may refer to:*Roy Brown , English professional footballer who was the first black player to play for Stoke City.*Roy Brown , English footballer...
(Macmillan, 1967) - The TripodsThe TripodsThe Tripods is a series of young adult novels written by John Christopher, beginning in 1967. The first two were the basis of a science fiction TV-series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s....
, by John Christopher (Collier, 1967–68)- The White Mountains, 1967
- The City of Lead and Gold, 1967
- The Pool of Fire, 1968
- The Man Who Founded Georgia: The Story Of James Edward Oglethorpe, by J. Gordon Vaeth (Crowell-Collier, 1968)
- The Varieties of Man: An Introduction to Human Races, by Edward Babun (Crowell-Collier Press, 1969)
- Sudden Iron, by John ClarkeJohn Clarke-Canada:* John Clarke , Canadian political activist and founder of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty* John Clarke C.M., Canadian mountaineer, explorer and wilderness educator* John Clarke -Canada:* John Clarke (activist), Canadian political activist and founder of the Ontario Coalition...
(McGraw-Hill 1969) - The Rock Revolution: What's Happening in Today's Music, by Arnold ShawArnold Shaw (author)Arnold Shaw was a songwriter and music business executive, primarily in the field of music publishing, who is best known for his comprehensive series of books on 20th century American popular music....
(Crowell-Collier Press, 1969) - Avon Classic Crime Collection (1969–1971)
- Dead Cert, by Dick FrancisDick FrancisRichard Stanley "Dick" Francis CBE was an English jockey and crime writer, many of whose novels centre around horse racing.- Personal life :...
, 1969 - It Walks by Night, by John Dickson CarrJohn Dickson CarrJohn Dickson Carr was an American author of detective stories, who also published under the pen names Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson and Roger Fairbairn....
, 1970 - Beat Not the Bones, by Charlotte JayCharlotte JayCharlotte Jay was the pseudonym adopted by Australian mystery writer and novelist, Geraldine Halls . One of the best and most singular authors of the suspense era , she wrote only nine crime books, but their unorthodoxy secured her a high place in Mystery Hall of Fame.Jay was Hall's maiden name and...
, 1970 - Maigret in Vichy, by Georges SimenonGeorges SimenonGeorges Joseph Christian Simenon was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 200 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known for the creation of the fictional detective Maigret.-Early life and education:...
, 1971
- Dead Cert, by Dick Francis
- The Chronicles of Narnia, by C. S. Lewis (Collier-Macmillan, 1970)
- The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
- Prince Caspian
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
- The Silver Chair
- The Horse and His Boy
- The Magician's Nephew
- The Last Battle
- One of Fred’s Girls, by Elisabeth Hamilton Friermood (Doubleday, 1970)
- Under the Moons of Mars, edited by Sam MoskowitzSam MoskowitzSam Moskowitz was an early fan and organizer of interest in science fiction and, later, a writer, critic, and historian of the field.-Biography:...
(Holt Rinehart Wilson, 1970) - Sagittarius, by Ray RussellRay RussellRay Russell was an American writer of short stories, novels, and screenplays. In 1991 he received the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement....
(Playboy Science Fiction/Fantasy, 1970) - Addie Pray, by Joe David BrownJoe David BrownJoe David Brown was an American novelist and journalist from Birmingham, Alabama. He drew memorably from his own life to compose his fiction: his grandfather's role as a minister, his own knowledge of confidence games from his work as a reporter, his World War II experiences, and his residence on...
(Simon & Schuster,1971). [Later retitled Paper Moon to tie in with the film adaptationPaper Moon (film)Paper Moon is a 1973 American comedy film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was adapted from the novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown, and the film was shot in black-and-white. The film is set during the Great Depression in the U.S. states of Kansas and...
.] - A Separate Reality: Further Conversations With Don Juan, by Carlos CastanedaCarlos CastanedaCarlos Castaneda was a Peruvian-born American anthropologist and author....
(Simon & Schuster, 1971) - The Death of the Great Spirit, An Elegy for the American Indian, by Earl Shorris (Simon & Schuster, 1971)
- The Fiend, by various authors (Playboy Science Fiction, 1971)
- Journey to Ixtlan, by Carlos Castaneda (Simon & Schuster, 1972)
- The Guardians, by John Christopher (Collier, 1972)
- Beyond ApolloBeyond ApolloBeyond Apollo is a novel by Barry N. Malzberg, first published in 1972 in a hardcover edition by Random House.Malzberg credits the inspiration for the novel to "I Have My Vigil", a 1969 short story by fellow science fiction writer Harry Harrison....
, by Barry N. MalzbergBarry N. MalzbergBarry Nathaniel Malzberg is an American writer and editor, most often of science fiction and fantasy.-Overview:Initially in his post-graduate work Malzberg sought to establish himself as a playwright as well as a prose-fiction writer. His first two published novels were issed by Olympia Press...
(Random House, 1972) - The Teachings of Don Juan: a Yaqui Way of Knowledge, by Carlos Castaneda (Simon & Schuster, 1973)
- The Seduction of the Spirit: The Use and Misuse of People's Religion, by Harvey CoxHarvey CoxHarvey Gallagher Cox, Jr. is one of the preeminent theologians in the United States and served as Hollis Research Professor of Divinity at the Harvard Divinity School, until his retirement in October 2009...
(Simon and Schuster, 1973) - Narrow Exit, by Paul Henissart (Simon & Schuster, 1973)
- Blood Sport: A Journey Up the Hassayampa, by Robert F. JonesRobert F. JonesRobert F. Jones was a novelist and an outdoor writer for Sports Illustrated and Field & Stream. Many of his novels contain fantastic and/or surrealistic elements, causing some critics to label his work slipstream....
(Simon & Schuster, 1974)
Album covers
- Joshua RifkinJoshua RifkinJoshua Rifkin is an American conductor, keyboard player, and musicologist. He is best known by the general public for having played a central role in the ragtime revival in the 1970s with the three albums he recorded of Scott Joplin's works for Nonesuch Records, and to classical musicians for his...
, The Baroque Beatles BookThe Baroque Beatles BookThe Baroque Beatles Book is a novelty record album created by the American keyboardist and conductor Joshua Rifkin. Released by Elektra/Nonesuch in 1965, it takes musical themes of The Beatles and reworks them into Baroque style...
(Elektra/Nonesuch, 1965) - BachBạchBạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu...
, Brandenburg Concertos, by Ristenpart - Joseph HaydenHaydenHayden may refer to:*Hayden or its variants below,*Hayden *Hayden , a Canadian folk musician*Hayden mango or Haden, a mango cultivar*Hayden , a British guitar amplification manufacturer...
, Die Jahreszeiten - HandelHANDELHANDEL was the code-name for the UK's National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console consisting of two microphones, lights and gauges. The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed....
, Judas Maccabaeus - Billy PaulBilly PaulBilly Paul is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, most known for his 1972 number-one single, "Me and Mrs. Jones" as well as the 1973 album and single "War of the Gods" which blends his more conventional pop, soul and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences...
, Going East - Billy Paul, War of the Gods
- B. C. & M. Choir, Hello Sunshine