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Ted CoConis

Constantinos "Ted" CoConis
CoConis in 2011
Born(1927-08-31)August 31, 1927
DiedMarch 28, 2023(2023-03-28) (aged 95)
Occupation(s)Illustrator, painter
SpouseKristen CoConis

Constantinos "Ted" CoConis (August 31, 1927 – March 28, 2023) was an American illustrator and painter who worked on many children's books, including the 1971 Newbery Award-winning The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Cromer Byars, and The Golden God, Apollo by Doris Gates.[1][2] He is the creator of well-known movie posters, book covers, and magazine and story illustrations, for which he was inducted into the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame.[1][2][3] In 1980, he left the world of illustration to pursue a career as a fine artist.[1][2][4]

  1. ^ a b c Fielding, Mantle. 1983. "Coconis, Constantinos Ted". Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers.
  2. ^ a b c Weinberg, Robert E. 1988. "Coconis, Ted". A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.
  3. ^ "Ted CoConis". Society of Illustrators. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  4. ^ Tudor, Silke (2013). Splendeurs des courtisanes: The art of Ted CoConis. Hi-Fructose Art Magazine, Vol. 26, pp. 99-107.

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