Dickran Palulian
Dickran Palulian is an American illustrator and photographer who has produced work for Sports Illustrated, including their "Silver Anniversary" issue in 1979. Among his many notable accomplishments are taking the picture of Mary Lou Retton that was used on the Wheaties box after she won several gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Palulian grew up in Detroit, Michigan.
Career
Palulian started as a commercial studio photographer in Detroit. He then moved to New York, where he won freelance assignments with several leading magazines.
Selected works
What Entropy Means to me Doubleday, 1972. New Dimensions II Doubleday, 1972. Omni, October 1982 Omni Publications International Ltd.The Cuisine of Armenia Hippocrene Books, 1998. Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots: 350 Moves Every Player Should Know Harvest Books, 2003. Airbrush: The Complete Studio Handbook Watson-Guptill Publications; Reprint edition, 1997. Artists as Illustrators Scarecrow Press, 1989.