The AstroArt of David A. Hardy

In 1975, at a time when public interest in NASA seemed to be waning, Hardy produced the first cover for F&SF to feature 'Bhen', the green alien, smiling bemusedly at the Viking Lander on Mars. Bhen was co-designed by his friend, cartoonist and stained glass artist Anthony Naylor. It became the first of a dozen or so covers, nearly all featuring Bhen making unorthodox use of NASA hardware.  STOP PRESS!  A NEW Bhen cover – the first digital – has now appeared on F&SF on the November 2015 issue! See above. An 'interview' with Bhen may be seen here: http://www.astroart.org/#!an-interview-with-bhen-2015/c724