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The Art of Ralph McQuarrie

Ralph McQuarrie with Stan Stice and John David Scoleri; foreword by George Lucas; introduction by Doug Chiang; appreciations by Ken Ralston and Anthony Daniels

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Summary

A 2007 career collection of Ralph McQuarrie’s technical, commercial, film and personal art. The publisher describes annotations with McQuarrie’s comments and anecdotes, alongside work for the original Star Wars films. It includes a Lucas foreword, Chiang introduction and appreciations by Ralston and Daniels. This is distinct from the later Abrams collection.

  • SourceDreams and Visions Press — original press release reproduced by TheForce.Net · December 1, 2006 publisher announcement: Ralph McQuarrie with Stan Stice and John David Scoleri; Lucas foreword, Chiang introduction, Ralston/Daniels appreciations; annotated technical, commercial, film and personal art, ISBN 0979158001; 2007 publication planned. Publication corroborated by TIFF institutional bibliography.
  • SourceTIFF Higher Learning — institutional bibliography · Page 8, Science Fiction and Fantasy Illustration: McQuarrie, Ralph, Stan Stice and John David Scoleri, The Art of Ralph McQuarrie, Dreams & Visions Press, Santa Clara, 2007.

Why read it Our view

For founders directing artists or designers, use the career range and annotations to compare commissioned work, personal work and film concepts. Keep the 2007 book separate from later collections rather than treating a new package as new evidence about Lucas.

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  • George LucasForeword contributor; creative collaborator
    Lucas contributed a foreword to this separate 2007 Dreams & Visions Press volume. The publisher’s original press release gives the full named credits, and TIFF’s institutional bibliography confirms publication.
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