{"id":21180,"date":"2012-03-05T14:56:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T14:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=21180"},"modified":"2012-03-05T14:56:49","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T14:56:49","slug":"star-wars-artist-ralph-mcquarrie-dead-at-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/star-wars-artist-ralph-mcquarrie-dead-at-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars artist Ralph McQuarrie dead at 82"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ralph McQuarrie's concept art defined the look and feel of the original Star Wars trilogy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’re saddened to report that the legendary artist Ralph McQuarrie has died at the age of 82.<\/p>\n

McQuarrie became a part of genre history when he was hired in 1975 to produce concept art for George Lucas<\/a>, his images helping to shape the iconic depictions of C-3PO, Darth Vader, Imperial Stormtroopers, and locations such as Tatooine<\/a> and Hoth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He worked on all three films in the original Star Wars<\/em> trilogy, as well as the contentious Star Wars Holiday Special<\/em>, Raiders Of The Lost Ark<\/a><\/em>, ET,<\/em>\u00a0Close Encounters Of The Third Kind<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and the original Battlestar Galactica<\/em> TV series<\/p>\n

“I am deeply saddened by the passing of such a visionary artist and such a humble man,” George Lucas said in a statement. “Ralph McQuarrie was the first person I hired to help me envision Star Wars<\/em>. His genial contribution, in the form of unequaled production paintings, propelled and inspired all of the cast and crew of the original Star Wars<\/em> trilogy.<\/p>\n

“When words could not convey my ideas,” continued Lucas, \u00a0“I could always point to one of Ralph’s fabulous illustrations and say, ‘Do it like this’.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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