#Ralph McQuarrie

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Art by Ralph McQuarrie for The Genesis Quest by Donald Moffitt (1986, Del Rey)

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The trope I'm exploring with Space Crowd Saturday existed before Star Wars, but 'A New Hope' still stands as the biggest popularizer of the concept. Here's Ralph McQuarrie's Mos Eisley Cantina art.

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Star Wars by Ralph McQuarrie

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Ralph McQuarrie illustration for Robot Visions by Isaac Asimov, 1990.

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Ralph McQuarrie cover art for Isaac Asimov’s "Robot Visions" and "Robot Dreams". Both homages to Maxfield Parrish’s "Morning" , and Frederic Leighton’s "Flaming June" respectively.

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Ralph McQuarrie's concept art for R2-D2 and C-3P0

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The Star Wars Holiday Special - Concept art by Ralph McQuarrie (1978)

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Ralph McQuarrie Concept Viper Details by Simon Coles

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Ralph McQuarrie

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Ralph McQuarrie concept paintings

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Concept art by Ralph McQuarrie for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

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Ralph McQuarrie, 1975

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Star Wars by Ralph McQuarrie

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Ralph McQuarrie poster art the 1983 NPR radio version of The Empire Strikes Back.

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One of Ralph McQuarrie's concept designs for the Colonial Viper from the original Battlestar Galactica ended up being used as the starfighter ("Thunderfighter") from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. McQuarrie's concepts are so good even his rejected designs are winners… on Sci-Fi Saturday!!