Robert Theodore McCall (December 23, 1919 – February 26, 2010) was an American artist, known particularly for his works of

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Work

McCall was an illustrator for ''

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'' magazine in the 1960s, created promotional artwork for Stanley Kubrick's film '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' and Richard Fleischer's production ''

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'' and worked as an artist for

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, documenting the history of the

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. McCall was also production illustrator on '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture''. The character Commander

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expressed admiration for the work of "Bob McCall" in one episode of the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. McCall's work can be found on

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, and also NASA

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es such as for Apollo 17. His murals grace the walls of the National Air and Space Museum, the National Gallery of Art,

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, and Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. McCall was also commissioned by

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to do a painting called "The Prologue and The Promise" for the

attraction, Horizons in 1983. Guests could see the mural at the end of the attraction as they exited. McCall appeared as an imposter for a

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pilot on the June 24, 1963 episode of '' To Tell the Truth''. He received one of the four possible votes from the panel. McCall died in 2010 of heart failure in

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Books

*''Our World in Space'', 1974, text by Isaac Asimov, illustrations by Robert McCall *''The Art of Robert McCall: A Celebration of our Future in Space'', Oct. 1992, introduction by

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*'' Vision of the Future: The Art of Robert McCall'', text by Ben Bova, illustrations by Robert McCall.

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External links

www.mccallstudios.com
nbsp;— McCall Studios, the art of Robert T. McCall

* ttp://www.novaspace.com/ARTIST/RobertMcCall.html Robert McCall Biographybr>AIAA Houston Section May 2011 Horizons newsletter, "Who's Who in the 1979 NASA/JSC McCall Mural"
* 1919 births 2010 deaths American illustrators Artists from Arizona People from Paradise Valley, Arizona Science fiction artists Columbus College of Art and Design alumni Artists from Columbus, Ohio {{US-illustrator-stub

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