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Friday, December 6, 2013

Darrell K. Sweet, American artist, died he was 77.

Darrell K. Sweet was a professional illustrator best known for providing cover art for science fiction and fantasy novels, in which capacity he was nominated for Hugo award in 1983  died he was 77..

(August 15, 1934 – December 5, 2011)

Sweet was born in Highland Park, New Jersey. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1956 with a degree in fine arts.[2] He also produced art for trading cards and calendars. He was famous for providing the covers of the fantasy epic saga The Wheel of Time. He was also the illustrator for the well-known Xanth series by Piers Anthony, the Saga of Recluce series by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. and the Runelords series by David Farland as well as the original cover artist for Stephen R. Donaldson's series The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever.
Beginning in 1975 and as of 2005, Sweet had produced over 3000 images.[3] He died in 2011.[4]


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