Claudia Massie

The genius of stop-motion wizard Ray Harryhausen

Few artists of the 20th century can compete with Harryhausen's illusive brilliance or reach

Few artists of the 20th century can compete with Harryhausen’s brilliance and reach: skeleton models from Jason and the Argonauts, c. 1962. Credit: © The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Photography: Sam Drake (National Galleries of Scotland)
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