[On the occasion of the artist’s birthday] The artist Gayle Hoskins did many covers for Western Story Magazine, starting in 1929. One of the few positive things to emerge from the Great Depression was that many excellent cover artists were forced to do illustrations for pulp magazines as their incomes dropped. This led to improved… Continue reading Gayle Hoskins – prints from “A Cowboy’s Day” series of covers
Category: Art
Happy Independence Day to my US readers
The Popular Magazine, July 1906 cover commemorating the 130th Anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence Street and Smith always did a good job with seasonal and event themes on magazine covers, putting out New Year, Thanksgiving and Christmas themed covers for a long time from the 1900s to 1920s. This is one of them,… Continue reading Happy Independence Day to my US readers
Beautiful covers #4 – Jekyll/Hyde covers
Inspiration for the Batman villain Two-Face, perhapsDetective Fiction Weekly, November 26, 1932, Cover artist not known Can someone who’s read the issue tell us if this is the hero or the villain? And maybe the cover artist if that’s in the table of contents. Another cover from the same magazine, November 27, 1937. Another Jekyll/Hyde… Continue reading Beautiful covers #4 – Jekyll/Hyde covers
Beautiful covers #3 – N.C Wyeth in the Popular Magazine
One of N.C. Wyeth’s cover paintings for The Popular Magazine is up for sale. Root around the sofa cushions, you’ll need your spare change for this one – estimated sale price is from $100,000 – $150,000. You won’t be getting Wyeth’s signature on this one, though, it’s signed Pearson Barnes; the explanation from the catalog… Continue reading Beautiful covers #3 – N.C Wyeth in the Popular Magazine
Gloria Stoll Karn talks on video
Gloria Stoll Karn painted covers for Black Mask, Rangeland Romances, Detective Tales and Dime Mystery. This video was made as part of a recent exhibition of her work; she talks about how she got into pulp illustration. Worth watching.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone…
Hope you had an easier time getting your turkey than this guy. Happy Thanksgiving Western Story Magazine, November 29 1930 cover by Sidney Riesenberg
Swipe or inspiration – you decide
I saw a post on a Facebook group about an artist copying (swiping) a cover from a previous issue of another magazine, and i also heard that it was done many times. I decided to take a deeper look into this, you decide if it’s swipe or inspiration. Leave comments with your thoughts. Shadows at… Continue reading Swipe or inspiration – you decide
Some beautiful covers from the Elks magazine by Alex Raymond
A couple of covers for The Elks magazine by Alex Raymond. Cover Illustration for The Elks magazine, November 1937, by Alex Raymond Cover Illustration for The Elks magazine, December 1937, by Alex Raymond
Some beautiful covers from the Elks magazine by Edgar F. Wittmack
[Continuing the run of beautiful cover art from The Elks magazine. This time the artist is Edgar F. Wittmack] Cover Illustration for The Elks magazine, April 1926, by Edgar F. Wittmack Cover Illustration for The Elks magazine, September 1927, by Edgar F. Wittmack Cover Illustration for The Elks magazine, December 1928, by Edgar F. Wittmack… Continue reading Some beautiful covers from the Elks magazine by Edgar F. Wittmack
Some beautiful covers for The Elks magazine by Paul Stahr
The prolific Paul Stahr, who had a monopoly on Argosy covers between 1924-1934, did these beautiful covers for The Elks magazine. Tell me your favorites with a comment. My choices: January 1925 and September 1924. Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1923 October Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 July Cover by Paul Stahr… Continue reading Some beautiful covers for The Elks magazine by Paul Stahr