Ralph McQuarrie is the most iconic artist in the history of Star Wars. He worked hand-in-hand
with George Lucas to help establish the saga's visual aesthetic its inimitable look and feel.
Beyond designing Darth Vader C-3PO and R2-D2 McQuarrie produced hundreds of pieces of Star
Wars artwork including conceptual paintings costume designs storyboards and matte paintings
as well as posters book covers and album covers--even Lucasfilm's annual holiday cards--all
rescanned and rephotographed for this book.--Slipcase insert.
