The Studio was the name of a small artists' loft commune formed in 1975 by four comic book artists/fine illustrator/painters in Manhattan's Chelsea district

Chelsea, Manhattan

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. These artists were Barry Windsor-Smith

Barry Windsor-Smith

Barry Windsor-Smith, born Barry Smith is a British comic book illustrator and painter whose best known work has been produced in the United States....

, Jeff Jones

Jeff Jones (artist)

Jeffrey Catherine Jones was an American artist whose work is best known from the late 1960s through 2000s. Jones provided over 150 covers for many different types of books through 1976, as well as venturing into fine art during and after this time...

, Michael William Kaluta

Michael William Kaluta

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 and Bernie Wrightson

Bernie Wrightson

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By 1979 they had produced enough material to issue an art book under the name The Studio, which was published by Dragon Dreams. The members of The Studio moved on to independent projects and domiciles thereafter.