Richard Hescox is known to Burroughs fans for his beautiful paintings for the Venus stories,
pictured on the covers of the Ballantine/Del Rey paperbacks of 1991. He was born
in Pasadena, California, and soon rose to
prominence in the art world with over 130
cover paintings for major publishing houses,
and Hollywood advertising and design artist for such films as
E.T., The Never-Ending Story, and The Time Bandits. In his spare
time he has turned to fine art painting, and has been exhibited at
many American art galleries and The Society of Illustrators in New
York City. He recently moved to Reno, Nevada with his wife and
son, and we are happy to introduce him to Burroughs fans at the
2007 Dum-Dum in Louisville.