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(July 30, 1932 – August 20, 2016)
 
(July 30, 1932 – August 20, 2016)
  
'''John Wesley Grossman''' was a noted illustrator living in [[Des Moines, IA]], who did art for [[pulp magazines]] as a teenager in the 1940s.  He was a member of the [[Fantasy Artisans]].  He edited ''[[Scientifantasy]]'' with [[Bill Kroll]].  
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'''John Wesley Grossman''', an artist from [[Des Moines]], [[Iowa]], drew illustrations for both [[fanzines]] and [[pulp magazines]] as a teenager in the 1940s and ’50s.  He was a member of the [[Fantasy Artisans]].  He edited ''[[Scientifantasy]]'' with [[Bill Kroll]].  
  
He was active in [[Midwest fandom]] and part of [[MFS]] and the [[Invention]] [[hoax]], after moving to [[Minneapolis]] to attend the Minneapolis Schoolhttp://www.johngrossmancollection.com/id38.html of Art in 1950.
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He was active in [[Midwest fandom]] and part of the [[MFS]] after moving to [[Minneapolis]] to attend the Minneapolis School of Art in 1950. He was involved in the [[Invention]] [[hoax]]. He attended [[Midwestcon]].
  
He was in the army from 1952–54, then moved to [[San Francisco]]. He [[gafiated]] and went on to have a distinguished ([[mundane]]) art career and became a notable collector of ephemera and author of several books on the subject.
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Grossman was in the army from 1952–54, then moved to [[San Francisco]]. He [[gafiated]] and went on to have a distinguished ([[mundane]]) art career. He also became a notable collector of ephemera and author of several books on the subject.
  
[http://www.johngrossmancollection.com/id38.html Biography]
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*[http://www.johngrossmancollection.com/id38.html Biography]
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*[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?87529 Bibliography at ISFDB]
  
 
{{person | born=1932 | died=2016}}
 
{{person | born=1932 | died=2016}}

Revision as of 01:27, 8 September 2020

(July 30, 1932 – August 20, 2016)

John Wesley Grossman, an artist from Des Moines, Iowa, drew illustrations for both fanzines and pulp magazines as a teenager in the 1940s and ’50s. He was a member of the Fantasy Artisans. He edited Scientifantasy with Bill Kroll.

He was active in Midwest fandom and part of the MFS after moving to Minneapolis to attend the Minneapolis School of Art in 1950. He was involved in the InVention hoax. He attended Midwestcon.

Grossman was in the army from 1952–54, then moved to San Francisco. He gafiated and went on to have a distinguished (mundane) art career. He also became a notable collector of ephemera and author of several books on the subject.


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