Vincent Di Fate

[3] He studied at the Phoenix School of Design in New York City and received his MA in Illustration at Syracuse University.

He broke into speculative fiction pulp magazines with illustrations for three different stories in the August 1969 issue of Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, edited by John W. Campbell, and did his first cover illustration for the November issue.

[1] Di Fate calls his 1997 book Infinite Worlds "the first comprehensive history of science fiction art in America".

[4] Di Fate won the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist at the 1979 World Science Fiction Convention (for 1978 work) and was nominated ten times from 1972 to 1985.

Infinite Worlds won the annual Art Book Locus Award.

Cover art for Broke Down Engine (and Other Troubles with Machines) by Ron Goulart , 1969