Bonestellian adj.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the art of Chesley Bonestell, esp. in featuring accurate depictions of astronomical objects
SF Criticism
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1953
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Forrest J. Ackerman
As these Wellsian words are being spoken, we fans get a visual bonus by way of a series of Bonestellian models and painting montages, virtually an advance sampling of Palโs next production, THE CONQUEST OF SPACE, as we are transported by the consummate artistry of Mr. B. to the distant, frozen wastes of Pluto, the scintillant rings of Saturn, the molten surface of Mercury, and the red and dying planet Mars itself, with its thin, cold winds keening over the symmetrical canals.
Scientifilm Previews in Nebula Science Fiction (#3) Summer 114/2
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1954
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Forrest J. Ackerman
We are treated to a Bonestellian tour of the solar system with thrilling views of Saturn, Mercury, Jupiter, et al!
Scientifilm Parade in Spaceway Feb. 106 -
1979
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Don Dixon
My original moonlike landscape seems rather boring now, so Iโve decided to build some nice Bonestellian peaks in the background.
Secrets of a Space Artist in Starlog (#29) Sept. 63/3
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1980
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It was a sort of technicolor KING DINOSAUR crossed with THE LOVE BUG, all played out against some beautiful Bonestellian backgrounds.
Star Laden Trek to a Black Wormhole in Yandro Jan. 13/1
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1988
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Darrell Schweitzer
The art itself is splendid, in the finest Bonestellian tradition of astronomical art.
Books in Aboriginal Science Fiction Mar.โApr. 18/3
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2000
Jeff Rovin
But this is the way we wanted space travel to be: a spaceport (in 1970), a space station, and Bonestellian rockets.
SF Cinema in Science Fiction Chronicle Oct.โNov. 52/1
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2019 Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future in Ad Astra (#2) Spring 41/3
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Trumbull argued for the latter, but Kubrick insisted that his Moon scenes should be โBonestellianโ.
Research requirements
antedating 1953
Earliest cite
F. J. Ackerman
Research History
Suggested, and most cites submitted by, Bill Mullins
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