Book notes: 'The Science Fiction Art of Vincent Di Fate'

Featuring art trends, Pegasus, and John W Campbell’s terrible art taste

Vincent Di Fate’s 52-year career in sci-fi illustration is accompanied by his almost-as-long career as a sci-fi art historian. Or SF, as he’d say — you can read about the difference here, if you must.

Di Fate started covering other contemporary sci-fi artists in a column called “Sketches” in the mid-70s, starting in Algol magazine. He wound up publishin…