| LC control no. | n 2009030697 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | O'Connor, William (William Todd) |
| Variant(s) | O'Connor, William Todd |
| Located | New York (N.Y.) |
| Place of birth | Long Island (N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Illustrators Authors |
| Found in | O'Connor, William. Dracopedia, 2009: eCIP t.p. (William O'Connor) data view (William Todd O'Connor) William O'Connor Studios, via WWW, September 16, 2016 (William O'Connor, Author/Illustrator of the best selling Dracopedia book trilogy, as well as illustrator of over 5000 illustrations for the gaming and publishing business; his 25 year career has allowed him to work with such companies as Wizards of the Coast, Impact Books, Blizzard Entertainment, Sterling Publishing, Lucas Films, Activision and many more; William has taught and lectured around the country about his unique and varied artwork as well as being a regular contributor to the popular art blog Muddy Colors and exhibiting his work at such industry shows as Illuxcon, New York Comic Con and Gen Con; William now lives with his family and keeps his studio in New York) <http://www.wocstudios.com/bio.htm> Wikipedia, September 16, 2016 (William O'Connor (artist); William O'Connor is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games, books, video games and concept art; he born on Long Island, New York; he enrolled at the age of ten at the Huntington School of Fine Arts (HSFA), and after high school he attended Alfred University and also enrolled in illustration programs at the School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design in Manhattan; he has produced interior illustrations for many Dungeons & Dragons books since 1995, as well as cover art for Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000); he has also produced artwork for other games including several game systems by White Wolf such as Ars Magica and Trinity; he has also written instructional art books, such as Dracopedia: A Guide to Drawing the Dragons of the World; O'Connor was nominated for a Chesley Award in 2002 for Best Gaming-Related Illustration for Respite card art, "Legend of the Five Rings"; he has done artwork for Magic: The Gathering) |
| Associated language | eng |
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