Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art - Vincent Di Fate - Hardcover Book

Fantastic visions indeed. A history of science fiction art and short biographies of many of the important artists with examples of their work, entries ranging from 1 to 4 pages. (Di Fate's profile is written by Murray Tinkleman.) The focus is mostly on book covers and interior art from the magazines, but some movie poster work is also shown. The only drawback is that it was published in 1997 and therefore misses the last 20 years of art and any new artists of that time. And of course some of the artists profiled have since died or perhaps dropped out of this market. Recommended for anyone who reads science fiction to see who your favorite cover artists are. Also for those who simply like this kind of art even if they don't read the stories.
Aside from not being up to date, one thing that bugs me is that on many illustrations the caption gives the title of the work and the publisher, but not the author of the book. Often he does give this, but not always. If the full book cover is shown complete with title & author that's okay, but mostly he shows the original artwork. I know that's what the book is about and I'm all for it, but often I also want to know the book/author. It would take only a few more words. I still give it 5 stars.
One small thing I noticed is that he sort of mentions or focuses on Doc Savage, showing cover illustrations from at least 3 different artists. I never read that series, and am wondering if Doc Savage spent all the time in the books with a ripped-to-shreds shirt, as shown in all the pictures presented.