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'''Doug Chaffee''' is one of a handful of artists farsighted enough to realize the future of the human race is in the stars. A product of Cold-War science fiction, Chaffee turned his energies to the technological. He became the head of IBM’s Art Department during the early years of the space race. His career quickly skyrocketed as one of the leading artists not only in his genre, but of his generation.
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==Career==
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'''Doug Chaffee''' was an early [[BattleTech]] artist, first illustrating the cover of ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''.
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Chaffee began illustrating space related subjects during a time when the space program was young and at a time when few artists knew how the Earth looked from space. While the “Space Age” was in its infancy, his work was winning national awards in shows relating to the space program and in the aerospace field. Several years before the Viking probes reached Mars, he illustrated a National Geographic article about the Red Planet, authored by Carl Sagan.
 
  
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Doug Chaffee’s artworks range from paintings for NASA , the military, the book and the gaming industry. His paintings are owned by top ranking military officers, corporate executives and famous authors including Tom Clancy as well as a shuttle astronaut. Chaffee did the official program painting for the Trident submarine and his work has hung in the Smithsonian, the JFK bldg., the American Airlines museum and has been featured in Air Force, Think, Newsweek, and US News as well as several military and science magazines.
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==Background==
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Chaffee believed the future of the human race is in the stars. A product of [[w:Cold War|Cold-War]] science fiction, Chaffee turned his energies to the technological. He became the head of [[w:IBM|IBM]]’s art department during the early years of the space race. His career quickly skyrocketed as one of the leading artists, not only in his genre, but of his generation.
  
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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 are also part of his portfolio. Doug has 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 Chesley
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== Career ==
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Chaffee began illustrating space related subjects during a time when the space program was young and at a time when few artists knew how the Earth looked from space. While the "Space Age" was in its infancy, his work was winning national awards in shows relating to the space program and in the aerospace field. Several years before the [[w:Viking program|Viking]] probes reached [[w:Mars|Mars]], he illustrated a [[w:National Geographic|National Geographic]] article about the Red Planet, authored by [[w:Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]].
  
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Best-selling author Tom Clancy (Hunt for Red October) is 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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Chaffee’s artworks ranged from paintings for [[w:NASA|NASA]], the military, the book and the gaming industry. His paintings were owned by top ranking military officers, corporate executives, and famous authors, including [[w:Tom Clancy|Tom Clancy]], as well as a shuttle astronaut. Chaffee did the official program painting for the ''[[w:Ohio-class submarine|Trident]]'' submarine program and his work was hung in the [[w:Smithsonian|Smithsonian]], the [[w:John F. Kennedy Federal Building|John F. Kennedy Federal Building]], the [[w:American Airlines|American Airlines]] museum and was featured in ''[[w:Air Force Times|Air Force Times]]'', ''[[w:Think|Think]]'', ''[[w:Newsweek|Newsweek]]'', and ''[[w:U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News & World Report]]'', as well as several military and science magazines.
  
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Chaffee has worked for computer game companies and He has illustrated [[Battletech]] and Magic and other CCG games. Chaffee’s paintings have appeared in Inquest, Duelist, Scrye and on covers for Strategy & Tactics magazines, 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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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]].
  
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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.
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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.
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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Doug Chaffee illustrated the covers for the following BattleTech products:
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===Technical Readouts===
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*1986 ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
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*1995 ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
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*1998 ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]''
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*2006 ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
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*2006 ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]''
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*2007 ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
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*2008 ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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*2011 ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
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===Field Manuals===
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*1996 ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
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*1997 ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
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*1998 ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
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*1999 ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
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*2000 ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
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*2000 ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
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*2000 ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
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*2001 ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
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*2003 ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
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*2003 ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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===Sourcebooks===
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*1994 ''[[Invading Clans]]''
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*1994 ''[[Tukayyid]]''
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*1994 ''[[Tactical Handbook]]''
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*1996 ''[[The Fall of Terra]]''
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*1996 ''[[Record Sheets: 3055/3058]]
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*1998 ''[[BattlePack: Fourth Succession War]]''
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*1999 ''[[Operation: Stiletto (scenario pack)|Operation: Stiletto]]''
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*2000 ''[[AeroTech 2]]''
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*2002 ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
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*2004 ''[[MapPack: Solaris VII]]''
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*2004 ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]''
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===Box Sets===
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*1994 ''[[CityTech, 2nd Edition]]''
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*1997 ''[[BattleForce 2]]''
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===Novels===
 
===Novels===
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*1999 ''[[Ghost of Winter]]''
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The following are BattleTech novels wherein Doug Chaffee is given an illustration credit.
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*1999 ''[[Falcon Rising]]''
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*2000 ''[[Measure of a Hero]]''
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*2001 ''[[Initiation to War]]''
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*2001 ''[[Test of Vengeance]]''
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*2002 ''[[Operation Audacity]]''
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===BattleTech CCG===
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Over forty five (45) paintings.
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===Black &amp; White===
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Doug Chaffee illustrated many BattleTech products, including various ''House'' sourcebooks, with black and white line art in the above and in the following:
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*1997 ''[[The Northwind Highlanders|Northwind Highlanders]]''
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*2002 ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
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*2003 ''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]''
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*2004 ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
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*2005 ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''
  
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''[[List of BattleTech novels|Battletech #48:: Measure of a Hero]]'', [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]
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== See also ==
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* BattleTech-related [[:Category:Works by Doug Chaffee|artwork by Doug Chaffee]]
  
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''[[List of BattleTech novels|Battletech 43: Falcon Rising: Twilight of the Clans VIII]]'', [[Robert Thurston]]
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== References ==
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== External Links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140704163556/http://www.chaffeestudios.com/ The Amazing Art of Douglas Chaffee (WebArchive)]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130831010503/http://chaffeestudios.com/bio.html Doug Chaffee biography (WebArchive)]
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* [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]
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* [http://www.sabcweb.org/home/180013466/180013466/Images/DOUGLASS%20CHAFFEE.pdf Eulogy for Douglass Chaffee by Dale Linebaugh] (PDF)
  
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==References==
 
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*[http://www.chaffeestudios.com/bio.html Doug Chaffee Biography] (Accessed 01/08/2008; used with permission of Doug Chaffee 01/08/2008)
 
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*[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 Doug Chaffee on Amazon.com]
 
  
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==External Links==
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[[Category:Artists|Chaffee, Doug]]
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*[http://www.chaffeestudios.com The Amazing Art of Douglas Chaffee]
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[[Category:PeopleReal|Chaffee, Doug]]

Latest revision as of 19:24, 14 March 2023

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Doug Chaffee
Born 1936[1]
Died 26 April 2011[1]
Occupation Artist

Doug Chaffee was an early BattleTech artist, first illustrating the cover of Technical Readout: 3025.

Background[edit]

Chaffee believed the future of the human race is in the stars. A product of Cold-War science fiction, Chaffee turned his energies to the technological. He became the head of IBM’s art department during the early years of the space race. His career quickly skyrocketed as one of the leading artists, not only in his genre, but of his generation.

Career[edit]

Chaffee began illustrating space related subjects during a time when the space program was young and at a time when few artists knew how the Earth looked from space. While the "Space Age" was in its infancy, his work was winning national awards in shows relating to the space program and in the aerospace field. Several years before the Viking probes reached Mars, he illustrated a National Geographic article about the Red Planet, authored by Carl Sagan.

Chaffee’s artworks ranged from paintings for NASA, the military, the book and the gaming industry. His paintings were owned by top ranking military officers, corporate executives, and famous authors, including Tom Clancy, as well as a shuttle astronaut. Chaffee did the official program painting for the Trident submarine program and his work was hung in the Smithsonian, the John F. Kennedy Federal Building, the American Airlines museum and was featured in Air Force Times, Think, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report, as well as several military and science magazines.

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 Chesley Award.

Best-selling author Tom Clancy (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.

Bibliography[edit]

Doug Chaffee illustrated the covers for the following BattleTech products:

Technical Readouts[edit]

Field Manuals[edit]

Sourcebooks[edit]

Box Sets[edit]

Novels[edit]

BattleTech CCG[edit]

Over forty five (45) paintings.

Black & White[edit]

Doug Chaffee illustrated many BattleTech products, including various House sourcebooks, with black and white line art in the above and in the following:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Catalyst Game Labs: "Doug Chaffee: Passing of an Artist, of a Friend" (WebArchive)

External Links[edit]

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