Christopher Rush
Christopher Rush (April 6, 1965 – February 10, 2016) was an American illustrator for Magic: The Gathering. In total, he illustrated over 100 cards for the series, including the most expensive card in the game, the Black Lotus. Most of his work for Wizards of the Coast was done on the earliest sets, where he also helped with various design and marketing issues, including the design of the symbols representing the 5 colors of mana.
Christopher Rush
- Name
- Christopher Rush
- Born
- 6 April 1965
- Birthplace
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Died
- 10 February 2016
- Place of death
- Marathon, Florida, United States
- Known for
- Fantasy illustration
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator
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Christopher Rush (April 6, 1965 – February 10, 2016) was an American illustrator for Magic: The Gathering. In total, he illustrated over 100 cards for the series, including the most expensive card in the game, the Black Lotus. Most of his work for Wizards of the Coast was done on the earliest sets, where he also helped with various design and marketing issues, including the design of the symbols representing the 5 colors of mana.
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While the Pokémon TCG was still run by Wizards, Rush did the illustration for Promo Mewtwo #12, which was released in the April 2000 issue of Nintendo Power. He was the first artist from outside Japan to have illustrated a Pokémon card, and remains one of the few. While working on art for Wizards of the Coast, Rush also worked as a Game Play Counselor at Nintendo of America in Redmond, Washington. He later continued to do freelance work, illustrating cards for various games and concept art for computer games and television. Rush died on February 10, 2016, one day after fellow Magic: The Gathering artist Wayne England. Rush was 50 years old.
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• Name — Christopher Rush • Born — 6 April 1965 • Birthplace — Long Beach, California, United States • Died — 10 February 2016 • Place of death — Marathon, Florida, United States • Known for — Fantasy illustration • Notable Works — Power Nine, among other Magic: The Gathering works • Website — https: www.angelfire.com/scifi2/crushart/ • Children — * Sierra Troi Rush • Madeline Arabella Rush
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1965
Christopher Rush was born on 1 June 1965.
2016
Christopher Rush died on 10 February 2016.
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Christopher Rush died at Los Angeles.
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- 1.Charlie Hall. Magic: The Gathering’s Black Lotus sells for $166K at auction, doubling its value. Polygon. Vox Media. 5 marzo 2019.
- 2.Jordan Oloman. The World's Most Expensive Magic: The Gathering Card Has Smashed Its Own Price Record. IGN. 28 gennaio 2021.
- 3.Christopher Cooper. Wayne England and Christopher Rush – All Good Things in Magic: The Gathering. manaleak.com. 11 febbraio 2016.
- 4.1996 World Champion. MAGIC: THE GATHERING. 9 maggio 2002.
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