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WYSOCKI, CHARLES. 1928-2002.
Itself. Painting, oil on board, being original illustration art for Scientific American, 1962.

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

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WYSOCKI, CHARLES. 1928-2002.

Itself. Painting, oil on board, being original illustration art for Scientific American, 1962. Image size 350 x 285 mm. Matted and framed, with brass title plaque bearing Hoffman Electronics Corporation logo.

In 1962 the Hoffman Electronics Corporation hired a handful of the most prominent science fiction authors to write very short fiction pieces, which were then inserted as 2-page advertisements in Scientific American, paid for by Hoffman. A.E. Van Vogt's story "Itself" appeared in the magazine in January, 1962.

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