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Ed Emshwiller (1925–1990) dominated the field of science fiction magazine and book cover art during his career as a commercial visual artist. Between 1951 and 1964, he created more than 400 cover paintings and hundreds of interior illustrations, winning five Hugo Awards for Best Artist. He provided many of the covers for Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction during this time.

Emshwiller's work combines astonishingly realistic renderings with surreal elements. He evoked wonder as easily as humor or horror, and his lively imagination led him to create many original covers that magazine editors would assign writers to build stories around. Emshwiller also created fine art during this time, and exhibited in several shows. Always looking for new ways to expand his artistic interests, Emshwiller turned to film and video art in the 1960s, creating features, documentaries, and the ground-breaking short Sunstone (1979), one of the first computer-generated films.