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| − | Robert K. Wiener is a [[fan]], [[pro]], and [[collector]]. He joined [[MITSFS]] in 1965 and was [[Lord High Embezzler]] for 2.5 years (and remains a lifetime member), and joined [[NESFA]] in 1969. He was elected a [[Fellow of NESFA]] in 1976. His first [[SF convention]] was [[Boskone 2]] in 1966 and by 1971 he was a [[committee]] member on [[Noreascon 1]], that year's [[Worldcon]]. His interest in art started early and in the 1970s he set up the Kinetic Katalog, and continuous 3-projector slide show of SF art and related visual materials. | + | '''Robert K. Wiener''' is a [[fan]], [[pro]], and [[collector]]. He joined [[MITSFS]] in 1965 and was [[Lord High Embezzler]] for 2.5 years (and remains a lifetime member), and joined [[NESFA]] in 1969. He was elected a [[Fellow of NESFA]] in 1976. His first [[SF convention]] was [[Boskone 2]] in 1966, and by 1971, he was a [[committee]] member on [[Noreascon 1]], that year's [[Worldcon]]. His interest in [[art]] started early and in the 1970s he set up the Kinetic Katalog, and continuous 3-projector slide show of [[SF]] art and related visual materials. |
| − | Starting in 1972 he was involved with [[Bill Desmond]] and [[Donald M. Grant]] in the production for the first three [[Boskone Books]]. In 1976 he started | + | Starting in 1972, he was involved with [[Bill Desmond]] and [[Donald M. Grant]] in the production for the first three [[Boskone Books]]. In 1976, he started Archival Press Inc., which published SF, [[fantasy]], graphic novels and art portfolios. In 1982 he became partners with Grant in [[Donald M. Grant, Publisher]], of which he is now President. |
| − | His life-long interest in SF art has led him to build one of the great collections of it, and he has presented a number of exhibitions of material from his collection. He is especially known as a | + | His life-long interest in SF art has led him to build one of the great [[collections]] of it, and he has presented a number of exhibitions of material from his collection. He is especially known as a collector of [[Jeffrey Jones]]' work, including an exhibit at the [[World Fantasy Convention 2007]]. |
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| + | * 1976 — [[Fellow of NESFA]] | ||
| + | * 2015 — [[Boskone 52]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:58, 22 February 2023
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Robert K. Wiener is a fan, pro, and collector. He joined MITSFS in 1965 and was Lord High Embezzler for 2.5 years (and remains a lifetime member), and joined NESFA in 1969. He was elected a Fellow of NESFA in 1976. His first SF convention was Boskone 2 in 1966, and by 1971, he was a committee member on Noreascon 1, that year's Worldcon. His interest in art started early and in the 1970s he set up the Kinetic Katalog, and continuous 3-projector slide show of SF art and related visual materials.
Starting in 1972, he was involved with Bill Desmond and Donald M. Grant in the production for the first three Boskone Books. In 1976, he started Archival Press Inc., which published SF, fantasy, graphic novels and art portfolios. In 1982 he became partners with Grant in Donald M. Grant, Publisher, of which he is now President.
His life-long interest in SF art has led him to build one of the great collections of it, and he has presented a number of exhibitions of material from his collection. He is especially known as a collector of Jeffrey Jones' work, including an exhibit at the World Fantasy Convention 2007.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1976 — Fellow of NESFA
- 2015 — Boskone 52
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