Updated: December 11, 2024

This is an original pencil Caricatures of Ben Chapman and Julie Adams from Creature from the Black Lagoon, rendered by award winning artist Frank Dietz. This is a one of a kind item, not a copy or print, but the actual piece.

In 2007, Dietz was the first artist to be awarded "Artist of the Year" by the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, presented annually and representing the very best in classic horror media. He is a former Walt Disney feature animation artist whose work can be seen in such films as Hercules, Mulan, Tarzan, and Fantasia 2000. His popular Sketchy Things series of sketchbooks have sold out each of their runs. He recently painted the cover art for David J. Schow's latest anthology, Havoc Swims Jaded, and the mystery novel, Who Framed Boris Karloff?

These caricature portraits perfectly captures this great Classic Monster character. The artist is a huge Monster fan, and you can see the love that was poured into this piece of art. The sketches was done with pencil on high quality animation paper, measuring 10.5" x 13." It is signed by the artist.

Value: $50. ( Each )