William Stout, born in 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a visionary artist whose work spans comics, film, paleontology, and themed entertainment. He earned a full scholarship to the Chouinard Art Institute at seventeen, launching a career that has spanned nearly sixty years.Stout began professionally with the cover of Coven 13 in 1968. In 1971, he assisted Russ Manning on the Tarzan of the Apes Sunday and daily newspaper comic strips and Eisner Award-winning graphic novels. Stout joined Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder on Little Annie Fanny for Playboy in 1972. By the 1970s, he was gaining international recognition for his rock album covers and magazine work.In 1977, Stout created his first movie poster, Wizards, and ultimately worked on the advertising for over 120 films. His first one man show, The Prehistoric World of William Stout, also took place in 1977. Stout has worked on over thirty feature films, including both Conan films, First Blood, The Hitcher, and Invaders from Mars. Return of the Living Dead made Stout the youngest production designer in film history.Beginning in 1987, Stout worked for Walt Disney Imagineering for a year and a half as a conceptualist, designer, and producer for EuroDisneyland, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Walt Disney World. After leaving Disney, Stout continued themed entertainment design work, contributing ideas and designs to many Disney and non-Disney projects. In 1989, he was hired by Lucasfilm/Industrial Light and Magic as conceptualist and chief designer for their first foray into themed entertainment centers. In late 1995, Steven Spielberg chose Stout as senior concept designer for GameWorks, a Sega/ Universal/DreamWorks SKG joint project. For two years, Stout and his team oversaw the concepts, design, and execution of the first three GameWorks facilities in Seattle, Tempe, and Ontario.A lifelong fascination with prehistoric life led Stout to publish The Dinosaurs: A Fantastic New View of a Lost Era, now celebrated as a seminal work in paleoart, as well as children’s classics like The Little Blue Brontosaurus. His paleontological paintings have been featured in record-breaking exhibitions at the Smithsonian, the British Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Stout’s expeditions to Antarctica and Patagonia informed his latest work, Lost Continent: Modern and Prehistoric Life in Antarctica, blending scientific observation with artistry. In 2007, Stout painted twelve large murals depicting the prehistoric life of San Diego for the San Diego Natural History Museum.Beyond museums and books, Stout’s art shapes themed entertainment, mural projects, and illustration worldwide. He resides in Pasadena, California, with his perfect wife and is occasionally visited by their two brilliant sons.William Stout, born in 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a visionary artist whose work spans comics, film, paleontology, and themed entertainment. He earned a full scholarship to the Chouinard Art Institute at seventeen, launching a career that has spanned nearly sixty years.Stout began professionally with the cover of Coven 13 in 1968. In 1971, he assisted Russ Manning on the Tarzan of the Apes Sunday and daily newspaper comic strips and Eisner Award-winning graphic novels. Stout joined Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder on Little Annie Fanny for Playboy in 1972. By the 1970s, he was gaining international recognition for his rock album covers and magazine work.In 1977, Stout created his first movie poster, Wizards, and ultimately worked on the advertising for over 120 films. His first one man show, The Prehistoric World of William Stout, also took place in 1977. Stout has worked on over thirty feature films, including both Conan films, First Blood, The Hitcher, and Invaders from Mars. Return of the Living Dead made Stout the youngest production designer in film history.Beginning in 1987, Stout worked for Walt Disney Imagineering for a year and a half as a conceptualist, designer, and producer for EuroDisneyland, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Walt Disney World. After leaving Disney, Stout continued themed entertainment design work, contributing ideas and designs to many Disney and non-Disney projects. In 1989, he was hired by Lucasfilm/Industrial Light and Magic as conceptualist and chief designer for their first foray into themed entertainment centers. In late 1995, Steven Spielberg chose Stout as senior concept designer for GameWorks, a Sega/ Universal/DreamWorks SKG joint project. For two years, Stout and his team oversaw the concepts, design, and execution of the first three GameWorks facilities in Seattle, Tempe, and Ontario.A lifelong fascination with prehistoric life led Stout to publish The Dinosaurs: A Fantastic New View of a Lost Era, now celebrated as a seminal work in paleoart, as well as children’s classics like The Little Blue Brontosaurus. His paleontological paintings have been featured in record-breaking exhibitions at the Smithsonian, the British Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Stout’s expeditions to Antarctica and Patagonia informed his latest work, Lost Continent: Modern and Prehistoric Life in Antarctica, blending scientific observation with artistry. In 2007, Stout painted twelve large murals depicting the prehistoric life of San Diego for the San Diego Natural History Museum.Beyond museums and books, Stout’s art shapes themed entertainment, mural projects, and illustration worldwide. He resides in Pasadena, California, with his perfect wife and is occasionally visited by their two brilliant sons.

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William Stout, born in 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a visionary artist whose work spans comics, film, paleontology, and themed entertainment. He earned a full scholarship to the Chouinard Art Institute at seventeen, launching a career that has spanned nearly sixty years.Stout began professionally with the cover of Coven 13 in 1968. In 1971, he assisted Russ Manning on the Tarzan of the Apes Sunday and daily newspaper comic strips and Eisner Award-winning graphic novels. Stout joined Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder on Little Annie Fanny for Playboy in 1972. By the 1970s, he was gaining international recognition for his rock album covers and magazine work.In 1977, Stout created his first movie poster, Wizards, and ultimately worked on the advertising for over 120 films. His first one man show, The Prehistoric World of William Stout, also took place in 1977. Stout has worked on over thirty feature films, including both Conan films, First Blood, The Hitcher, and Invaders from Mars. Return of the Living Dead made Stout the youngest production designer in film history.Beginning in 1987, Stout worked for Walt Disney Imagineering for a year and a half as a conceptualist, designer, and producer for EuroDisneyland, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Walt Disney World. After leaving Disney, Stout continued themed entertainment design work, contributing ideas and designs to many Disney and non-Disney projects. In 1989, he was hired by Lucasfilm/Industrial Light and Magic as conceptualist and chief designer for their first foray into themed entertainment centers. In late 1995, Steven Spielberg chose Stout as senior concept designer for GameWorks, a Sega/ Universal/DreamWorks SKG joint project. For two years, Stout and his team oversaw the concepts, design, and execution of the first three GameWorks facilities in Seattle, Tempe, and Ontario.A lifelong fascination with prehistoric life led Stout to publish The Dinosaurs: A Fantastic New View of a Lost Era, now celebrated as a seminal work in paleoart, as well as children’s classics like The Little Blue Brontosaurus. His paleontological paintings have been featured in record-breaking exhibitions at the Smithsonian, the British Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Stout’s expeditions to Antarctica and Patagonia informed his latest work, Lost Continent: Modern and Prehistoric Life in Antarctica, blending scientific observation with artistry. In 2007, Stout painted twelve large murals depicting the prehistoric life of San Diego for the San Diego Natural History Museum.Beyond museums and books, Stout’s art shapes themed entertainment, mural projects, and illustration worldwide. He resides in Pasadena, California, with his perfect wife and is occasionally visited by their two brilliant sons.William Stout, born in 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a visionary artist whose work spans comics, film, paleontology, and themed entertainment. He earned a full scholarship to the Chouinard Art Institute at seventeen, launching a career that has spanned nearly sixty years.Stout began professionally with the cover of Coven 13 in 1968. In 1971, he assisted Russ Manning on the Tarzan of the Apes Sunday and daily newspaper comic strips and Eisner Award-winning graphic novels. Stout joined Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder on Little Annie Fanny for Playboy in 1972. By the 1970s, he was gaining international recognition for his rock album covers and magazine work.In 1977, Stout created his first movie poster, Wizards, and ultimately worked on the advertising for over 120 films. His first one man show, The Prehistoric World of William Stout, also took place in 1977. Stout has worked on over thirty feature films, including both Conan films, First Blood, The Hitcher, and Invaders from Mars. Return of the Living Dead made Stout the youngest production designer in film history.Beginning in 1987, Stout worked for Walt Disney Imagineering for a year and a half as a conceptualist, designer, and producer for EuroDisneyland, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Walt Disney World. After leaving Disney, Stout continued themed entertainment design work, contributing ideas and designs to many Disney and non-Disney projects. In 1989, he was hired by Lucasfilm/Industrial Light and Magic as conceptualist and chief designer for their first foray into themed entertainment centers. In late 1995, Steven Spielberg chose Stout as senior concept designer for GameWorks, a Sega/ Universal/DreamWorks SKG joint project. For two years, Stout and his team oversaw the concepts, design, and execution of the first three GameWorks facilities in Seattle, Tempe, and Ontario.A lifelong fascination with prehistoric life led Stout to publish The Dinosaurs: A Fantastic New View of a Lost Era, now celebrated as a seminal work in paleoart, as well as children’s classics like The Little Blue Brontosaurus. His paleontological paintings have been featured in record-breaking exhibitions at the Smithsonian, the British Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Stout’s expeditions to Antarctica and Patagonia informed his latest work, Lost Continent: Modern and Prehistoric Life in Antarctica, blending scientific observation with artistry. In 2007, Stout painted twelve large murals depicting the prehistoric life of San Diego for the San Diego Natural History Museum.Beyond museums and books, Stout’s art shapes themed entertainment, mural projects, and illustration worldwide. He resides in Pasadena, California, with his perfect wife and is occasionally visited by their two brilliant sons.

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William Stout, born in 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a visionary artist whose work spans comics, film, paleontology, and themed entertainment. He earned a full scholarship to the Chouinard Art Institute at seventeen, launching a career that has spanned nearly sixty years.Stout began professionally with the cover of Coven 13 in 1968. In 1971, he assisted Russ Manning on the Tarzan of the Apes Sunday and daily newspaper comic strips and Eisner Award-winning graphic novels. Stout joined Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder on Little Annie Fanny for Playboy in 1972. By the 1970s, he was gaining international recognition for his rock album covers and magazine work.In 1977, Stout created his first movie poster, Wizards, and ultimately worked on the advertising for over 120 films. His first one man show, The Prehistoric World of William Stout, also took place in 1977. Stout has worked on over thirty feature films, including both Conan films, First Blood, The Hitcher, and Invaders from Mars. Return of the Living Dead made Stout the youngest production designer in film history.Beginning in 1987, Stout worked for Walt Disney Imagineering for a year and a half as a conceptualist, designer, and producer for EuroDisneyland, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Walt Disney World. After leaving Disney, Stout continued themed entertainment design work, contributing ideas and designs to many Disney and non-Disney projects. In 1989, he was hired by Lucasfilm/Industrial Light and Magic as conceptualist and chief designer for their first foray into themed entertainment centers. In late 1995, Steven Spielberg chose Stout as senior concept designer for GameWorks, a Sega/ Universal/DreamWorks SKG joint project. For two years, Stout and his team oversaw the concepts, design, and execution of the first three GameWorks facilities in Seattle, Tempe, and Ontario.A lifelong fascination with prehistoric life led Stout to publish The Dinosaurs: A Fantastic New View of a Lost Era, now celebrated as a seminal work in paleoart, as well as children’s classics like The Little Blue Brontosaurus. His paleontological paintings have been featured in record-breaking exhibitions at the Smithsonian, the British Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Stout’s expeditions to Antarctica and Patagonia informed his latest work, Lost Continent: Modern and Prehistoric Life in Antarctica, blending scientific observation with artistry. In 2007, Stout painted twelve large murals depicting the prehistoric life of San Diego for the San Diego Natural History Museum.Beyond museums and books, Stout’s art shapes themed entertainment, mural projects, and illustration worldwide. He resides in Pasadena, California, with his perfect wife and is occasionally visited by their two brilliant sons.William Stout, born in 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a visionary artist whose work spans comics, film, paleontology, and themed entertainment. He earned a full scholarship to the Chouinard Art Institute at seventeen, launching a career that has spanned nearly sixty years.Stout began professionally with the cover of Coven 13 in 1968. In 1971, he assisted Russ Manning on the Tarzan of the Apes Sunday and daily newspaper comic strips and Eisner Award-winning graphic novels. Stout joined Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder on Little Annie Fanny for Playboy in 1972. By the 1970s, he was gaining international recognition for his rock album covers and magazine work.In 1977, Stout created his first movie poster, Wizards, and ultimately worked on the advertising for over 120 films. His first one man show, The Prehistoric World of William Stout, also took place in 1977. Stout has worked on over thirty feature films, including both Conan films, First Blood, The Hitcher, and Invaders from Mars. Return of the Living Dead made Stout the youngest production designer in film history.Beginning in 1987, Stout worked for Walt Disney Imagineering for a year and a half as a conceptualist, designer, and producer for EuroDisneyland, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Walt Disney World. After leaving Disney, Stout continued themed entertainment design work, contributing ideas and designs to many Disney and non-Disney projects. In 1989, he was hired by Lucasfilm/Industrial Light and Magic as conceptualist and chief designer for their first foray into themed entertainment centers. In late 1995, Steven Spielberg chose Stout as senior concept designer for GameWorks, a Sega/ Universal/DreamWorks SKG joint project. For two years, Stout and his team oversaw the concepts, design, and execution of the first three GameWorks facilities in Seattle, Tempe, and Ontario.A lifelong fascination with prehistoric life led Stout to publish The Dinosaurs: A Fantastic New View of a Lost Era, now celebrated as a seminal work in paleoart, as well as children’s classics like The Little Blue Brontosaurus. His paleontological paintings have been featured in record-breaking exhibitions at the Smithsonian, the British Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Stout’s expeditions to Antarctica and Patagonia informed his latest work, Lost Continent: Modern and Prehistoric Life in Antarctica, blending scientific observation with artistry. In 2007, Stout painted twelve large murals depicting the prehistoric life of San Diego for the San Diego Natural History Museum.Beyond museums and books, Stout’s art shapes themed entertainment, mural projects, and illustration worldwide. He resides in Pasadena, California, with his perfect wife and is occasionally visited by their two brilliant sons.

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