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John Guy Fantucchio (May 15, 1938 - August 4, 2016) was a well known artist, illustrator, and art teacher. He won many awards and was known for his comic fandom work as well as his landscapes, portraits, and still lifes in all media. He was born and grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Art Institute of Boston and the Art Instruction Schools of Minneapolis. He earned a Masters Degree from Syracuse University and also studied at the Art Students League of New York as well as with several well known artists - Daniel Greene, Ben Stahl, Gustav Rehburger, and Roy Ray of England. (1) (2)

In 1963 he moved to Washington, D.C., to work for the Government as an illustrator and later an art director. Starting in 1973 he operated his own art school, The Fantucchio School of Art, for 23 years. After retiring from federal service, he opened his art studio - MTTS (Mightier Than The Sword) Studio and gallery - Avanti Galleria - at his home in Arlington, Virginia. He traveled extensively and has shown his artwork in England And Mexico as well as throughout the United States. In Washington he participated in group shows at the Civil Service Commission Building, the Pentagon, NIH, and the Smithsonian. His work has appeared on the cover of the Washington Post “Potomac” Magazine, in the Washington Daily News, and in national periodicals. (2 (3)

He received many awards including a painting award from the Society of Federal Artists and Designers, an illustration award of merit from the SFAD, and he was the recipient of the $2,500 cash award for the Bicentennial Medal Design Competition sponsored by the Franklin Mint and presented by the governor. He received awards from the Art Directors Club of Washington, The Folger Shakespeare Library, and in local art gallery shows. In the 60’s and 70’s his work in the comic fandom area became well known and was in great demand from comic fandom publications; see fantucchio.com by Aaron Caplan for more details. He also did work for Vampirella and Creepy magazines. (1) (4)

Fantucchio is noted for his versatility and his striving to create works of art that are beyond the ordinary. He constantly explored new horizons and challenged himself. His work is executed in various media - oil, acrylic, watercolor, casein, gouache, pastel, ink, pencil, wood, and steel. The paints are on a variety of surfaces - from the traditional stretched canvas to weathered wood panels to assemblage in the tradition of the Renaissance era, producing master pieces expressly for the client. His style is varied according to the mood of the subject: it may consist of two dimensional interpenetrating planes, three dimensional abstracts, or be in the realm of a realistically rendered creation. Fantucchio’s sensitive but distinctive works are in numerous private collections - residential, commercial, federal, and overseas. He has been called a one-man school of artistic exploration. (1)

His Master’s thesis, “Making the Transition from Illustration to Fine Art,” is in the Library of the Society of Illustrators in New York. Columbia University in New York has his collection of comic art in their Rare Book & Manuscript Library. (https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/rbml/2020/02/27/rbml-welcomes-fandoms-fantucchio-fanzine-fan-art-collection/) (2) (4)

1) The Sound of McLean Newspaper, Dee Plummer, July 1977

2) Columbia University Libraries, https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/rbml/2020/02/27/rbml-welcomes-fandoms-fantucchio-fanzine-fan-art-collection/

3) fantucchio.com, Aaron Caplan, 2015

4) Mary Fantucchio, 2019, mfantucchio@gmail.com

Goethe Awards  Robert Kline 1972 TK 1973 Richard Corben (runners-up Don Newton, John Fantucchio, Martin Greim) 1974 Don Newton (3rd runner-up Howard Bender) Favorite 10 KB (1,131 words) - 15:31, 25 October 2018 Alley Award  Reproduction Fanzine - Graphic Story Magazine Best Fan Artist - John Fantucchio Best Comic Strip Writer - Larry Herndon Best Fan Project - The Alley Awards 29 KB (3,453 words) - 15:36, 13 December 2018 CAPA-alpha Alter Ego vol. 3, #25 (June 2003), pp. 5-8. Caplan, Alan. "50 Years of Comics Fandom," John G. Fantucchio Artwork Gallery (2011). Accessed May 1, 2013. 3 KB (418 words) - 16:47, 26 April 2019 1969 in comics  Greg Potter, Hal Foster, Irene Vartanoff, Jerry Bails, Joe Sinnott, John Fantucchio, John Verpoorten, Len Wein, Mark Hanerfeld, Martin Greim, Marv Wolfman 28 KB (3,191 words) - 02:00, 6 August 2019 1968 in comics  Reproduction Fanzine - Graphic Story Magazine Best Fan Artist - John Fantucchio Best Comic Strip Writer - Larry Herndon Best Fan Project - The Alley Awards 34 KB (3,682 words) - 14:45, 18 July 2019 1972 in comics  Strnad Paul Levitz Favorite Fan Artist: Richard Corben Don Newton John Fantucchio Martin Greim Presented in 1973 for comics published in 1972: Best Individual 39 KB (4,201 words) - 22:37, 5 August 2019 John G. Fantucchio, images https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=john+g.+fantucchio+images&fr=yfp-t-s&imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffantucchio.com%2F_images%2FJohn-and-Mary-Fantucchio.png#id=20&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantucchio.com%2F_images%2Fusa_on_deimos.jpg&action=click https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/rbml/2020/02/27/rbml-welcomes-fandoms-fantucchio-fanzine-fan-art-collection/