 Gene Szafran

Gene Szafran (11 April 1941 – 8 January 2011) was an American artist, illustrator, and sculptor.He was known for illustrations in magazines including "Playboy" and "Fortune" and cover art for science fiction books published by Bantam and Ballantine during the 1960s to 1980s, including a series of Signet paperbacks of Robert A. Heinlein's work.