Richard Chopping

Richard Chopping

Richard Wasey Chopping (14 April 1917 – 17 April 2008) was a British illustrator and author best known for painting the dust jackets of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels starting with From Russia, with Love (1957).

Read more about Richard Chopping:  Early Life, Illustrator, Author, Private Life, Correspondence With Ian Fleming

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