The Art of Ralph McQuarrie: ARCHIVES Book. By Stan Stice and John Scoleri. Published by Dreams and Visions Press. Kickstarter Campaign Close Date: July 13, 2014. Publication Date: May 2015. Dreams ...

Ralph McQuarrie dies ... McQuarrie, 82, whose dynamic artwork helped persuade 20th Century Fox to green-light what became the 1977 ... “He has a lot of personality for a small metal robot,” he ...

Ralph McQuarrie, an artist whose paintings helped persuade film executives to gamble on a young director named George Lucas and “Star Wars,” dies at 82.

Keep reading to check out some of McQuarrie's artwork. McQuarrie came up with the concept design for C-3PO, a robot who was inspired by the character Maria from 1927's "Metropolis." 2016 Lucasfilm ...

WASHINGTON - Ralph McQuarrie, an artist whose paintings of a gold-plated robot in an otherworldly desert and an intergalactic sword duel between a scraggly youth and a black-masked villain helped ...

(CBS News) Ralph McQuarrie, the artist whose conceptual paintings were instrumental in designing the landmark "Star Wars" films, has died at age 82.

“Star Wars” fans were in mourning Saturday when it was announced that Ralph McQuarrie, the conceptual artist on the original “Star Wars” trilogy, died at the age of 82. “Star Wars ...

Ralph McQuarrie, an artist whose paintings of a gold-plated robot in an otherworldly desert and an intergalactic sword duel between a scraggly youth and a black-masked villain helped persuade film ...

Do you find it surprising how much of McQuarrie’s work continues to inspire the next generation of Star Wars films? I’m not really surprised. We conducted over 30 interviews with McQuarrie’s ...

BERKELEY (CBS News) - Ralph McQuarrie, the artist whose conceptual paintings were instrumental in designing the landmark "Star Wars" films, has died at age 82, on Saturday, March 3rd at his home ...