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Boris Vallejo is a male painter, illustrator, and poster artist born in Lima in 1941. He holds citizenship in the United States and Peru. Vallejo works primarily in the genres of fantasy art and erotic art. His notable work includes the book *Swords and Serpents*. He has also created book cover art for fields such as science fiction and fantasy fiction.
Vallejo is married to Julie Bell, and they have two children. He resides in Allentown and speaks both Spanish and English. His artistic contributions have been recognized with the Inkpot Award and the British Fantasy Awards. In addition to his visual art, he plays the violin. His name in his native language is Boris Vallejo.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- b. 1941
- Nationality
- US, PE
- Role / Field
- Painters, Illustrators, Maler, Kunstnik, Illustrator, Fantasy fiction
- Language
- eng., eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 15 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-01-08 ) January 8, 1941 (age 85) , Lima , Peru
- Education
- Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes
- Known for
- Illustration, painting
- Notable work
- The Amazon Princess and her Pet , National Lampoon's Vacation (poster), Tarzan calendar (1978)
- Style
- Fantasy art, science fiction art, erotica
- Spouse
- Julie Bell
- Awards
- Inkpot Award (1978), British Fantasy Award (1979), Locus Award (1979), Chesley Awards (2011, 2014)
- Website
- borisjulie .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Boris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Peru
- Place of birth
- Lima
- Spouse
- Julie Bell
- Occupation
- poster artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Swords and Serpents
- Genre
- erotic art
- Instrument
- violin
- Official website
- www.borisjulie.com
- Image
- BorisVallejo.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Allentown
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- date of birth
- 1941-01-08
- Commons gallery
- Boris Vallejo
- Commons category
- Boris Vallejo
- Commons Creator page
- Boris Vallejo
- name in native language
- Boris Vallejo
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Boris Vallejo (born January 8, 1941) is a Peruvian-American painter who works in the science fiction, fantasy, and erotica genres. His hyper-representational paintings have appeared on the covers of numerous novels in the science fiction, sword and sorcery, and fantasy fiction genres, along with album covers for musical groups in addition to movie posters and other media. His art is also sold through a series of annual calendars.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boris Vallejo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.