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| name                = Doug Chaffee
 
| name                = Doug Chaffee
| birthdate          = 1936<ref name=Cat_obit>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110430022436/https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2011/04/27/doug-chaffee-passing-of-an-artist-of-a-friend Catalyst Game Labs: "Doug Chaffee: Passing of an Artist, of a Friend" (WebArchive)]</ref>
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| birthdate          = 1936<ref name=Cat_obit>[http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2011/04/27/doug-chaffee-passing-of-an-artist-of-a-friend/ Catalyst Game Labs: "Doug Chaffee: Passing of an Artist, of a Friend"]</ref>
 
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'''Doug Chaffee''' was an early [[BattleTech]] artist, first illustrating the cover of ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''.  
'''Doug Chaffee''' was an early [[BattleTech]] artist, first illustrating the cover of ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''.
 
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
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The US Vice President’s airplane, a World’s Fair poster, a calendar painting for a major aerospace client, a painting for the Air Force’s Special Tactics Group and paintings for government leaders outside the US were also part of his portfolio. Doug won many awards with his art, including Bests of Show from the National Association of Industrial Artists and the World Military Gaming convention. He won the Frank R. Paul award for science fiction and received a nomination for a [[w:Chesley%20Awards|Chesley Award]].
 
The US Vice President’s airplane, a World’s Fair poster, a calendar painting for a major aerospace client, a painting for the Air Force’s Special Tactics Group and paintings for government leaders outside the US were also part of his portfolio. Doug won many awards with his art, including Bests of Show from the National Association of Industrial Artists and the World Military Gaming convention. He won the Frank R. Paul award for science fiction and received a nomination for a [[w:Chesley%20Awards|Chesley Award]].
  
Best-selling author Tom Clancy (''[[w:Hunt for Red October|Hunt for Red October]]'') was an enthusiastic collector of Chaffee’s submarine art. Clancy autographed fifty artist proofs of Above Top Secret, after he purchased the original.
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Best-selling author Tom Clancy (''[[w:Hunt for Red October|Hunt for Red October]]'') was an enthusiastic collector of Chaffee’s submarine art. Clancy autographed fifty artist-proofs of Above Top Secret, after he purchased the original.
  
 
Chaffee worked for computer game companies and illustrated [[BattleTech]], Magic, and other collectible card games. Chaffee’s paintings appeared in ''Inquest'', ''Duelist'', ''Scrye'', and on covers for ''Strategy & Tactics'' magazine, as well as many game box and module game covers. Doug Chaffee was the Guest of Honor at the World Gaming Convention, as well as Artist Guest of Honor at several other major conventions.
 
Chaffee worked for computer game companies and illustrated [[BattleTech]], Magic, and other collectible card games. Chaffee’s paintings appeared in ''Inquest'', ''Duelist'', ''Scrye'', and on covers for ''Strategy & Tactics'' magazine, as well as many game box and module game covers. Doug Chaffee was the Guest of Honor at the World Gaming Convention, as well as Artist Guest of Honor at several other major conventions.
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*2000 ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
*2000 ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
*2001 ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
 
*2001 ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
*2003 ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
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*2003 ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]''
*2003 ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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*2003 ''[[Field Manual: Update]]''
 
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*1994 ''[[Tukayyid]]''
 
*1994 ''[[Tukayyid]]''
 
*1994 ''[[Tactical Handbook]]''
 
*1994 ''[[Tactical Handbook]]''
*1996 ''[[The Fall of Terra]]''
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*1996 ''[[The Fall of Terra (scenariobook)|The Fall of Terra]]''
 
*1996 ''[[Record Sheets: 3055/3058]]
 
*1996 ''[[Record Sheets: 3055/3058]]
 
*1998 ''[[BattlePack: Fourth Succession War]]''
 
*1998 ''[[BattlePack: Fourth Succession War]]''
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*2000 ''[[AeroTech 2]]''
 
*2000 ''[[AeroTech 2]]''
 
*2002 ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
 
*2002 ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
*2004 ''[[MapPack: Solaris VII]]''
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*2004 ''[[Mappack: Solaris VII]]''
 
*2004 ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]''
 
*2004 ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]''
 
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140704163556/http://www.chaffeestudios.com/ The Amazing Art of Douglas Chaffee (WebArchive)]
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140704163556/http://www.chaffeestudios.com/ The Amazing Art of Douglas Chaffee (WebArchive)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130831010503/http://chaffeestudios.com/bio.html Doug Chaffee biography (WebArchive)]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130831010503/http://chaffeestudios.com/bio.html Doug Chaffee biography (WebArchive)]  
 
* [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/105-6268749-3378865?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=doug+chaffee+battletech&x=0&y=0 Amazon.com: Doug Chaffee]
 
* [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/105-6268749-3378865?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=doug+chaffee+battletech&x=0&y=0 Amazon.com: Doug Chaffee]
 
* [http://www.sabcweb.org/home/180013466/180013466/Images/DOUGLASS%20CHAFFEE.pdf Eulogy for Douglass Chaffee by Dale Linebaugh] (PDF)
 
* [http://www.sabcweb.org/home/180013466/180013466/Images/DOUGLASS%20CHAFFEE.pdf Eulogy for Douglass Chaffee by Dale Linebaugh] (PDF)
 
  
 
[[Category:Artists|Chaffee, Doug]]
 
[[Category:Artists|Chaffee, Doug]]
 
[[Category:PeopleReal|Chaffee, Doug]]
 
[[Category:PeopleReal|Chaffee, Doug]]

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