Roger T. Hane (January 3, 1939 – June 17, 1974) was an

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of paperback books, commercial advertising campaigns, and record albums, known for his surreal, fanciful art. During his eleven-year professional career, Hane produced over three hundred illustrations. He painted the covers of the Collier-Macmillan editions of

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books, as well as such Simon & Schuster publications as

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's ''The Teachings of Don Juan'' and ''A Separate Reality''. He also created artwork for Avon Books, E.P. Dutton Company, and Collier Books.

Biography

Hane was born in

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and grew up in Bradford's Third Ward. He graduated from Bradford High School in 1956. He studied at the Maryland Institute of Art, and graduated from the

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(now

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) with a degree in advertising design in 1961.Herdeg, Walter (editor). ''Graphis'' vol. 29, #167. Zurich: The Graphis Press, 1973/74. In 1963, Hane was hired to do a full-page illustration for ''Esquire'' magazine; he moved to New York in 1965. He married Elaine Miller in 1964. Among his many magazine clients were ''Ladies Home Journal'', ''Life'', ''Esquire'', ''Sports Illustrated'', ''Fortune'', ''New York'' magazine, ''Redbook'', ''The Lamp'', ''Look'', ''Vista'', the ''Saturday Review'', ''Travel and Leisure'', ''Look'', ''Sylvania'', ''Ramparts'', the ''National Lampoon'', and ''Playboy''. Hane also contributed work to such advertising clients as Formica, Sylvania Bulbs, De Beers Diamonds, BMI, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Inc.; and he designed a number of record album covers for RCA, Columbia Records, and Philadelphia International Records. Hane died in New York City at age 36 as a result of a robbery and beating in

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.Sager, Kate Day. "Late Bradford Artist's Work Featured in Show," ''Olean Times Herald'', July 16, 2004. Mr. Hane was posthumously awarded the New York Artist Guild’s Artist of the Year Award in 1974, and his work was featured in the

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’ 1977 publication. The

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gives an annual Roger T. Hane Memorial Award to the student with the year's top illustration portfolio.

Selected bibliography

Book covers and inside illustrations

* ''The Morality of Poetry'', by

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. (Illustrated paper covered boards. 9 leaves. No place: no date.) * ''The Bible Smugglers'', by Louise A. Vernon (Herald Press, 1967) * ''Mohawk, The Life of Joseph Brant'', by

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(Crowell-Collier, 1969)

Book covers only

* ''Flandry of Terra'', by

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, ( Chilton, 1965) * World In The Making series (Crowell-Collier, 1965–68) ** ''Marconi, Father of the Radio'', by David Gunston, 1965 ** ''Cobra in the Sky: The Supersonic Transport'', by Edward A. Herron, 1968 ** ''The Search for Atlantis'', by

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, 1968 * ''Ensign Flandry'', Poul Anderson (Chilton, 1966) * ''The Viaduct'', by Roy Brown (Macmillan, 1967) *

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, by

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(Collier, 1967–68) ** ''The White Mountains'', 1967 ** ''The City of Lead and Gold'', 1967 ** ''The Pool of Fire'', 1968 * ''The Man Who Founded Georgia: The Story Of James Edward Oglethorpe'', by J. Gordon Vaeth (Crowell-Collier, 1968) * ''The Varieties of Man: An Introduction to Human Races'', by Edward Babun (Crowell-Collier Press, 1969) * ''Sudden Iron'', by John Clarke (McGraw-Hill 1969) * ''The Rock Revolution: What's Happening in Today's Music'', by

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(Crowell-Collier Press, 1969) * Avon Classic Crime Collection (1969–1971) ** ''Dead Cert'', by

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, 1969 ** ''It Walks by Night'', by

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, 1970 ** ''Beat Not the Bones'', by Charlotte Jay, 1970 ** ''Maigret in Vichy'', by

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, 1971 * The Chronicles of Narnia, by C. S. Lewis (Collier-Macmillan, 1970) ** ''The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe'' ** ''Prince Caspian'' ** ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' ** ''The Silver Chair'' ** ''The Horse and His Boy'' ** ''The Magician's Nephew'' ** ''The Last Battle'' * ''One of Fred’s Girls'', by Elisabeth Hamilton Friermood (Doubleday, 1970) * ''Under the Moons of Mars'', edited by

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(Holt Rinehart Wilson, 1970) * ''Sagittarius'', by

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(Playboy Science Fiction/Fantasy, 1970) * ''Addie Pray'', by Joe David Brown (Simon & Schuster, 1971).

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.] * ''A Separate Reality: Further Conversations With Don Juan'', by

(Simon & Schuster, 1971) * ''The Death of the Great Spirit, An Elegy for the American Indian'', by Earl Shorris (Simon & Schuster, 1971) * ''The Fiend'', by various authors (Playboy Science Fiction, 1971) * ''Journey to Ixtlan'', by Carlos Castaneda (Simon & Schuster, 1972) * ''The Guardians'', by John Christopher (Collier, 1972) * ''

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'', by

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(Random House, 1972) * ''The Teachings of Don Juan: a Yaqui Way of Knowledge'', by Carlos Castaneda (Simon & Schuster, 1973) * ''The Seduction of the Spirit: The Use and Misuse of People's Religion'', by

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(Simon and Schuster, 1973) * ''Narrow Exit'', by Paul Henissart (Simon & Schuster, 1973) * ''Blood Sport: A Journey Up the Hassayampa'', by Robert F. Jones (Simon & Schuster, 1974)

Album covers

* ''Annie Get Your Gun'' studio album with Doris Day and Robert Goulet *

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, '' The Baroque Beatles Book'' (Elektra/Nonesuch, 1965) *

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, ''Brandenburg Concertos'', by Ristenpart *

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, ''Die Jahreszeiten'' *

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, ''Judas Maccabaeus'' *

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, ''Going East'' * Billy Paul, ''War of the Gods'' * B. C. & M. Choir, ''Hello Sunshine'' * Cream, "Good Bye" * Glenn Gould - Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2, Vol.3 17-24 Columbia

Notes

References

* Walter Reed and Roger Reed, ''The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration''. The Society of Illustrators, 1984. * Peter H. Falk, ''Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America''. Sound View Press, 1999.

External links

Vanguard Productions site for Hane monograph ''Roger Hane: Art, Times & Tragedy''
(by Robert C. Hunsicker)
Flickr group collection of Roger Hane illustrations
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