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Ken Barr

Ken Barr, working name of Kenneth Barr, was a Scottish artist who drew and painted DC and Marvel comics and magazines, Doc Savage magazine covers, science fiction and fantasy novel and magazine covers. His style evolved into powerful "photo-realism" depictions of heroes similar to the paintings of James Bama.

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Ken Barr
Born17 March 1933
Glasgow, Scotland
Died25 March 2016(2016-03-25) (aged 83)
Scotland
OccupationArtist

Ken Barr, working name of Kenneth Barr (17 March 1933 – 25 March 2016), was a Scottish artist who drew and painted DC and Marvel comics and magazines, Doc Savage magazine covers, science fiction and fantasy novel and magazine covers.1 His style evolved into powerful "photo-realism" depictions of heroes similar to the paintings of James Bama.2

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  1. "Authors : Barr, Ken : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". sf-encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. John Freeman (26 March 2016). "In Memoriam: Ken Barr". downthetubes.net. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.