Charles Vess (b. 1951)

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Name:

Charles Vess Type: None

Other Names:

1. Charles D. Vess Type: None
   
2. Чарлс Вес Type: None
   

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Schools:

1. Virginia Commonwealth University ? to 1974

   Notes: B.F.A.

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Degrees:

1. B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University in 1974

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Signatures:

1. C. V. [generic]
2. C. Vess
3. C. Vess [generic]
4. C.V.
5. Charles D. Vess [generic]
6. Charles Vess [generic]
7. CVess [generic]

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Awards:

1. 1990: Inkpot Award - [no name]
2. 1997: Eisner Award - Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
3. 2000: Premio Attilio Micheluzzi - Premiati da COMICON - alla carriera (Lifetime)
4. 2002: Eisner Award - Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art)
5. 2019: Hugo Award - Best Professional Artist

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Awards for Issues:

1. 1991: World Fantasy Award - Best Short Fiction
   Sandman (1989 series) #19
2. 2007: Eisner Award - Best Anthology
   Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (2006 series)
3. 2007: Eisner Award - Best Archival Collection / Project -- Comic Books
   The Absolute Sandman (2006 series) #1

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Art Influences:

Charles Vess (b. 1951) stated influences by:

1. Alfred Bestall (b. 1892)
2. Hal Foster (b. 1892)
3. Johnny Gruelle (b. 1880)
4. Hermann (b. 1938)
5. André Juillard (b. 1948)
6. Michael Wm. Kaluta (b. 1947)
7. Walt Kelly (b. 1913)
8. Jack Kirby (b. 1917)
9. Russ Manning (b. 1929)
10. Winsor McCay (b. 1869)
11. Arthur Rackham (b. 1867)
12. W. Heath Robinson (b. 1872)

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Non Comics Works:

1. Publication Title: Modern Masters Volume Eleven: Charles Vess (book) - Role: - Year: 2007
   Employer Name : TwoMorrows
   Work Title: Modern Masters Volume Eleven: Charles Vess
   Notes: Irving, Christopher & Nolen-Weathington, Eric. Modern Masters Volume Eleven: Charles Vess. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing, 2007

2. Publication Title: The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition (book) - Role: artist - Year: 2018
   Employer Name : Saga Press

3. Publication Title: The Michael Wm. Kaluta Treasury (book) - Role: writer
   Employer Name : Glimmer Graphics
   Work Title: Introduction

4. Publication Title: The Sketchbook Series Number Five by Charles Vess (magazine) - Role: editor - Year: 1991
   Employer Name : Tundra
   Work Title: The Sketchbook Series Number Five by Charles Vess
   Notes: The Sketchbook Series Number Five by Charles Vess. Northampton, MA: Tundra Publishing Ltd., 1991