George Barr

(January 30, 1937 --)

A prolific United States fan artist who also had a substantial pro career. He did all six illustrations for a 1960 fannish calendar. His first professional illustration was the cover of the March 1961 Fantastic. His preferred medium is a combination of ball-point pen and watercolor. He also published Limericks Illuminated.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1968 -- Best Fan Artist Hugo
• 1969 -- Best Fan Artist Hugo
• 1970 -- Boskone 7
• 1973 -- SFCon '73
• 1976 -- MidAmeriCon
• 1977 -- Octocon
• 1980 -- Moscon II
• 1982 -- LepreCon 8
• 1994 -- ConAdian
• Three more Best Fan Artist Hugo nominations in 1967, 1970, and 1975

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Person

1937—

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