Category: Illustrators

The Lost God – short story by John Russell – with illustrations

On the occasion of the recent biographical article on John Russell, i thought it would be good to share his most famous story as it originally appeared in a magazine . The story was published in the August 18, 1927 issue of Collier’s magazine; it was illustrated by W. H. D. Koerner. Collier’s magazine, August… Continue reading The Lost God – short story by John Russell – with illustrations

M. Leone Bracker – illustrator,poster designer

M(ichael) Leone Bracker was the artist who painted the cover illustration for the first issue of Adventure magazine, for the serial novel “Yellow Men and Gold” by the author Gouverneur Morris. He was a prominent magazine and advertising illustrator who was well known for his war poster designs. Ilustrator M. Leone Bracker c. 1912 He… Continue reading M. Leone Bracker – illustrator,poster designer

Rare interview with a pulp illustrator – Creig Flessel

I was recently looking through some issues of Unknown magazine and came across some illustrations by the artist Creig Flessel. I came across an interview with him, and I didn’t see it linked in any of the usual places. Here it is: http://www.tcj.com/the-creig-flessel-interview/ Very interesting account of his entire career, including working for Street and Smith… Continue reading Rare interview with a pulp illustrator – Creig Flessel

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

Step back in time to 1931 with this beautiful photo animation from Moscow artist Alexsey Zakharov

 Article with a interview of the artist Before you click that link, watch the video. Turn up the sound if you can, and enjoy. “The Old New World” (Photo-based animation project) from seccovan on Vimeo.“The Old New World” is a Photo-based animation project. —————————————————— It’s a travel back in time with a little steampunk time… Continue reading Step back in time to 1931 with this beautiful photo animation from Moscow artist Alexsey Zakharov