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[[File:JohnsonBarbi1979.jpeg|thumb|'''Barbi Johnson in costume as Brekke of [[Pern]] in the [[Seacon '79]] [[masquerade]].''' ''Photo by [[Debbie King]]''. ]]
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(September 1, 1932<ref>Birthdate from ''[[PAS-tell|Project Art Show Artist Catalogue]]'' ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/PAS-tell/PAS-tell-artist-catalogue-coulson-1962.pdf 1962, p. 7]); other sources differ. (See [[Talk:Barbi Johnson|Talk]].)</ref> – )
  
Barbi Johnson was a [[fan artist]] who illustrated [[Andre Norton]]'s ''Forerunner'' (1981).
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'''Barbi Johnson''', a [[Cleveland]] [[fanartist]], was active beginning in the 1950s, drawing for such [[fanzines]] as ''[[Hocus]]'' and ''[[Yandro]]'', and exhibiting in [[convention]] [[art shows]]. She was one of the models in the “[[Galaxy]] of Fashion” show at [[Tricon]], the 1966 [[Worldcon]].
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She illustrated [[Andre Norton]]'s ''Forerunner'' (1981). She also made fiber art, such as a stuffed armadillo owned by [[Craig Miller]]. She was still doing fan art as of 2001, when she illustrated promotional materials for [[MilPhil]], that year’s [[Worldcon]].
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Barbi held a diploma in illustration from the [[Philadelphia]] Museum College
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[[File:JohnsonBarbi-MarshaBrown1966.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Barbi, left, with [[Marsha Brown]] in the “A [[Galaxy]] of [[Fan Fashion |Fashion]]” Show at [[Tricon]], 1966'''. ]]
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*[https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?26214 Bibliography at ISFDB. ]
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* [https://andre-norton.com/special-sections/cover-artist/857-johnson-barbi Andre Norton artist entry.]
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* [https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2wq025b/ Photo] at [[Tricon]], 1966.
  
 
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* 1983 -- ''[[Lunacon 26]]''
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* 1983 -- [[Lunacon 26]]
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Latest revision as of 02:32, 24 April 2023

Barbi Johnson in costume as Brekke of Pern in the Seacon '79 masquerade. Photo by Debbie King.

(September 1, 1932[1] – )

Barbi Johnson, a Cleveland fanartist, was active beginning in the 1950s, drawing for such fanzines as Hocus and Yandro, and exhibiting in convention art shows. She was one of the models in the “Galaxy of Fashion” show at Tricon, the 1966 Worldcon.

She illustrated Andre Norton's Forerunner (1981). She also made fiber art, such as a stuffed armadillo owned by Craig Miller. She was still doing fan art as of 2001, when she illustrated promotional materials for MilPhil, that year’s Worldcon.

Barbi held a diploma in illustration from the Philadelphia Museum College of Art.

Barbi, left, with Marsha Brown in the “A Galaxy of Fashion” Show at Tricon, 1966.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

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  1. Birthdate from Project Art Show Artist Catalogue (1962, p. 7); other sources differ. (See Talk.)



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