Charles Vess

January 11, 2024
Artist

Quick Facts

Charles Vess
Full Name Charles Vess
Date Of Birth Jun 10, 1951(1951-06-10)
Age 73
Birthplace Lynchburg
Country United States
Birth City Virginia
Horoscope Gemini

Charles Vess Biography

Birthday Jun 10
Birth Year 1951

Charles Vess is one of the most popular and richest Artist who was born on June 10, 1951 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.

Charlies Vess began drawing comic art as a child. He graduated with a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in 1974. While at VCU, Vess’ comics appeared in the Fan Free Funnies, a comic tabloid published by the student newspaper. His first professional position was as a commercial animator for Candy Apple Productions in Richmond, Virginia, which he held for approximately two years.

In 1976 he moved to New York City and became a freelance illustrator. He contributed illustrations to publications including Heavy Metal, Klutz Press (now an imprint of Scholastic Press), and National Lampoon. One notable publication from this early period was The Horns of Elfland (ISBN 0-915822-25-3) published by Archival Press in 1979, which Vess wrote and illustrated.

Charles Vess Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Artist
House Living in own house.

Charles Vess is one of the richest Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charles Vess 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Charles Vess (born June 10, 1951) is an American fantasy artist and comics artist who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His influences include British “Golden Age” book illustrator Arthur Rackham, Czech Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha, and comic-strip artist Hal Foster, among others. Vess has won several awards for his illustrations. Vess’ studio, Green Man Press, is located in Abingdon, VA.

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In 1994, after he moved to southwestern Virginia, a local museum asked Vess to organize a show which became The DreamWeavers: a travelling exhibition of 15 fantasy artists from a variety of fields including children’s book illustrators Jerry Pinkney, Dennis Nolan, Gennady Spirin, Ruth Sanderson and David Wisnieski; comic book illustrators Michael Kaluta, and Vess himself; science fiction/fantasy book jacket artists Dawn Wilson and James Gurney; commercial book illustrators Scott Gustafson, Brian Froud, Alan Lee and Alicia Austin, and fine artist Terri Windling. The show ran from fall 1994 through summer 1995.

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Charlotte Ranked on the list of most popular Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Charles Vess celebrates birthday on June 10 of every year.

Between 1997 and 1998 the collaboration between Vess and Gaiman continued in the four-part series Stardust, a prose novella to which Vess contributed 175 paintings. The series was collected and published in trade paperback form by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint. Stardust won an Alex Award from the American Library Association. It received a Mythopoeic Award, and Vess was given the 1999 World Fantasy Award for Best Artist for his work on the series.

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