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Robin Wood is an American artist specializing in game art and fantasy.  She is best known for her portraits of characters from [[Anne McCaffrey | Anne McCaffrey's]]'s ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series, the Robin Wood Tarot Deck, and the cover art for several of [[Scott Cunningham]]'s books on neo-Paganism.
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(November 1, 1953 – April 19, 2021)
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'''Robin Wood''' was a [[Michigan]] [[artist]] specializing in game art and [[fantasy]].  She was best known for her portraits of characters from [[Anne McCaffrey]]'s ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series, the Robin Wood Tarot Deck, and cover art for ''[[Dragon]]'' and several of Scott Cunningham's books on neo-Paganism.  
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She became interested in fantasy art after attending [[Detroit Triple Fan Fair]] in Spring 1972. She was a [[Dorsai Irregular]]. Robin was married to [[Michael Short]].
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In 2019, she was diagnosed with cancer, which caused her death.
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* [https://www.robinwood.com/ Website.]
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* [https://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/RWBio.html Autobiography.]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:05, 20 September 2022

(Did you mean the California fan?)

(November 1, 1953 – April 19, 2021)

Robin Wood was a Michigan artist specializing in game art and fantasy. She was best known for her portraits of characters from Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, the Robin Wood Tarot Deck, and cover art for Dragon and several of Scott Cunningham's books on neo-Paganism.

She became interested in fantasy art after attending Detroit Triple Fan Fair in Spring 1972. She was a Dorsai Irregular. Robin was married to Michael Short.

In 2019, she was diagnosed with cancer, which caused her death.

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