RETROFUTURISMEالمستقبلية الرجعيةA COLLECTION OF
IMAGINED FUTURES

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Mel Hunter

ميل هنتر

American illustrator (1927–2004) known for convincing spaceships, rockets, planetary landscapes and robots. He sold his first Galaxy cover in 1953, painted a celebrated series of robot covers for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and was a Hugo Award nominee for best professional artist three years running.

رسام أمريكي (1927–2004) عُرف بمركباته الفضائية وصواريخه ومناظره الكوكبية وروبوتاته المقنعة. باع أول غلاف لمجلة «غالاكسي» عام 1953، ورسم سلسلة شهيرة من أغلفة الروبوتات لمجلة «الفانتازيا والخيال العلمي»، ورُشّح لجائزة هوغو لأفضل فنان محترف ثلاث سنوات متتالية.

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Mel Hunter — artwork 1 of 7, Retrofuturisme archive
Mel Hunter — artwork 2 of 7, Retrofuturisme archive
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Mel Hunter — artwork 6 of 7, Retrofuturisme archive
Mel Hunter — artwork 7 of 7, Retrofuturisme archive

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ABOUT THE COLLECTION

Futures worth
remembering.

This collection grew in المستقبلية الرجعية — le rétrofuturisme, a Facebook group devoted to imagined futures, science fiction art and extraordinary worlds.

Its 154 artist and collection albums bring together 2,855 images: 2,738 from the 146 original group albums, plus new sci-fi artist albums added by the curator, preserved here with their original album titles, sourced artist descriptions and source links. Search in English or Arabic, explore each album, and keep a personal selection with the heart button.

Saved selections stay in this browser and can be exported into the local curator. Full-resolution viewing is retained; image right-click saving and dragging are disabled, but screenshots and extraction remain possible. This archive does not grant permission to publish artwork or use it on merchandise; those uses need rights checked separately.

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