Peter Ledger

Peter Ledger (25 October, 1945, Sydney, Australia - 18 November 1994) was an Australian artist and illustrator. In addition to studying art, he worked with surveying teams in the Australian outback, hunted deer for the government in New Zealand, was a professional scuba diver, a leathermaker and a gourmet cook. He raced motorcycles, flew hot air balloons, was a body builder, and in later years became a private pilot. He rose to the top as an illustrator in Australia, famous for his intricate airbrush work and fantasy images. In 1977, he won the Art Directors Silver Award for his stunning Surfabout poster. Also in 1977, one of his Golden Breed posters was honored in the Graphis yearbook of award-winning posters from around the world. In 1978, he won the "King of Pop" award for "Best Album Cover Design" for The Angels' album Face to Face. From around 1978-1979, he lived in New York and worked for Marvel Comics. One of his contributions to the comic book field was the first fully... full article at wikipedia