Locus magazine is reporting that art Geroge Barr passed away on April 19. He hadn’t been active as an artist for a number of years. Barr’s work graced a number of paperback covers in the 1960s and 1970s.  Much of his work was for DAW or Ace.  That’s the cover of The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 2 there on the left.

Barr had a easily recognizable style. I remember when it was pretty common to see his artwork both on covers and on the interiors of various publications, such at the late 80s/early 90s incarnation of Weird Tales. 

There hasn’t been a collection of his work for nearly fifty years, which is a shame.