Vincent Di Fate (1945)

Vincent Di Fate was born in Yonkers, New York, United States in 1945. He was an artist specialized in science fiction and fantasy illustration. He was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on June 25, 2011. Di Fate studied at the Phoenix School of Design in New York City and received his MA in Illustration at Syracuse University.

He broke into speculative fiction pulp magazines with illustrations for three different stories in the August 1969 issue of Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, edited by John W. Campbell, and did his first cover illustration for the November issue. Di Fate won the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist at the 1979 World Science Fiction Convention.

Vincent Di Fate sites: Personal Website