The visual genesis of "Star Wars" | ***Dave Does the Blog

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On this day in 1976, Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie completed the first painting — The Droids in the Desert — to help sell the look of George Lucas' faraway galaxy to studio executives at Twentieth Century Fox.

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Dave, did you buy the McQuarrie Star Wars Portfolio back in the day, or was that just me?

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The #grift goes on.

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