Last week, we talked about how science fiction cover art evolved into the colorful, pulpy art we love today. This image may remind modern viewers of marilyn monroe standing over a subway grate while zippy the pinhead calls the shots. W h chong is book cover designer based in melbourne. We dont want to rely on ads to bring you the best of visual culture. They did the art on my last book and are wonderful. Lesbian pulp fiction is a genre of lesbian literature that refers to any mid20th century paperback novel or pulp magazine with overtly lesbian themes and content. If your piece of art is by one of the artists then there is a chance that it was used as a cover. Mar 22, 2020 toffee by charles myers spicy provocative sleaze paperback book pulp illustrated comic book cover for imaginative tales 02 toffee takes a trip charles f. With over 250 pulp images on more than 2,200 pulp art products, there is a lot to see. The dynamically pulp flavored text is a complete historical survey of the pulps and their most important cover artists virgil finlay, j. See more ideas about pulp fiction, cover art and pulp magazine. Many of the books rader did covers for are collected today not for the book at all but only for the cover.
Facebook does cruel and unusual things to the rectangular images, but the square cover images have been raised in hardened circumstances and trained to withstand torture. Lesbian pulp fiction was published in the 1950s and 60s by many of the same paperback publishing houses that other genres of fiction including westerns, romances, and detective fiction. Da deviant art has a lot of very talented artists, but if you are looking for a service that does a great job and specializes in publishing, i would recommend streetlight graphics. On the other hand, there where many artists who did some pulp covers and then nothing else in the field of art. Rader continued to turn out midwood covers throughout the sixties, elevating the paperback cover to classic pinup status.
Wyeth, and edgar franklin wittmack contributed cover art to argosy and short stories. David saunders, allen anderson, saunders, david, anderson, allen, one of 100 numbered copies signed by the author, very fine in very fine dustjacket in very fine slipcase in original shrinkwrap, illustrated press, decatur, il, 2019, 1st, 12. Using photoshop, i then restore the cover to like new. Book cover in a vintagepulp fiction style print or. Biography of an american object there is real hope for a culture that makes it as easy to buy a book as it does a pack of cigarettes. Letters to pulp editors 19291946 including one from ray bradbury, a collectors guide with advice to beginners and some artists bios. Shop the 590 results for pulp book covers and support etsys oneofakind creative community. Book cover illustrators, book artists, book jacket designers, graphic designers, book illustrators, and book cover designers. Then cute ann lincoln took over and wanted even more than jim could handle. Pinup, illustrations, advertisments, and other things that are not pulp covers. The dynamically pulpflavored text is a complete historical survey of the pulps and their most important cover artistsvirgil finlay, j.
Above, a beautiful bob abbett cover for william campbell gaults sweet wild wench, published by crest books in 1959. October 2016 page 7 pulp covers this book has 2 pages and was uploaded by archive on june the file size is publisher is science fiction vintage babes and their phallic rockets. A paperback, also known as a softcover or softback, is a type of book characterized by a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. There are over 1,022 cover artist careers waiting for you to apply. Dont ever love me a example of how it wasnt only the story or the cover art of the pulp era that sold the books. The count of 9 pulp covers pulp fiction comics, pulp fiction book, pulp. So what the editor did was show me the cover or a drawing it was usually a picture of a halfnaked woman and someone stripping the rest of her clothes off her. See more ideas about pulp fiction, pulp magazine and cover.
About paul rader, paul rader book cover art, illustrator paul. David keeps up the very helpful index, the field guide to american pulp artists here. Links to book cover illustrators, book artists, and book. Paperback page 162 pulp covers pulp fiction book, fiction novels. The popular magazine did introduce color covers to pulp publishing, and the magazine. The first pulp was frank munseys revamped argosy magazine of 1896, with about 5,000 words 192 pages per issue, on pulp paper with untrimmed edges, and no illustrations, even on the cover. From his first cover design job, a souvenir booklet to mark 1990 collingwood afl grand final victory, he has gone on to become design director for text publishing and has won multiple awards for his covers for young adult fiction, crime, classics and literature. The steampowered printing press had been in widespread use for some time, enabling the boom in dime novels. The exotic appeal of author edgar rice burroughs vision of an englishman raised by apes and in command of the beasts of the african jungle has inspired generations of some of the finest artists of both pulp and comics illustration. The series began on wednesday, march 18, whichin addition to being the seventh anniversary of hooks. Original pulp novel book cover for author raymond chandlers farewell my lovely farewell, my lovely, raymond chandler this cover is almost so bad its good almost. He managed to leverage his pulp career into paperback.
I first learned of it a couple of years ago and wanted to get a copy. The bok book was an immense volume from centipede press they also published a very nice book of lee brown coyes art and, much more recently, a book of harry o. Pulp magazines often referred to as the pulps, also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. Pulp cover artists recognized the american appetite for lurid and violent imagery, and the wolfsonian is exploring the social issues embedded in their illustrations in a new exhibition. I try to determine what the artist had in mind and to eliminate printing errors, wear and tear, dirt and marks, and so on. Towards the bottom of this page is a list of almost 400 artists who have been published in the pulps. It is full of color covers of pulp magazines from the 1930s through the 1950s. Robert lesser writes about this one in his book pulp art. The only other record i have with misirlou is old and beat up, nice to hear a clean version.
The book was a paperback original from gold medal books, and, completely contrary to the authors intention, it became one of the first titles in the genre of lesbian pulp fiction. Pulp fiction, known by many names and identified as being actionadventure, fast paced, hero versus villain, over the top characters and tight, yet extravagant plots, is experiencing a resurgence like never before. They also do amazing work on ebook and print interior layouts. Mar 05, 2018 in the winter of 1956, alexander eliot, art critic for time magazine, interviewed edward hopper for a cover feature on the painters roundabout path to fame. See more ideas about pulp fiction, fiction and pulp fiction art.
Check out our pulp book covers selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our book covers shops. Im just wrapping up a dessert recipe cookbook and need a designer with cookbook layout experience to put it all together. It certainly worked on uswe wanted to read this entirely because of the cover art. See more ideas about pulp fiction, pulp art and pulp fiction art. Shop for pulp fiction art from the worlds greatest living artists. Forum rules tv show discussion all my posts all new posts all unread posts. Mar 20, 2020 tim cottrill owns a book collectibles store called bookery fantasy in ohio, hence the name. Pulp magazines were inexpensive fiction magazines that were published from 1896 to the late. For all you pulp magazine cover fans out there, the university of connecticut is hosting one of the largest collections of pulp fiction art in the world. See more ideas about fiction, wife swapping and pulp fiction. For over 100 years, artists have gone ape over the apeman.
Pulp art is the groundbreakingand ultimatebook on one of americas most important and spectacular forms of illustration art. Intended to familiarize general audiences with the man behind classic paintings like nighthawks and early sunday morning, the resultant profile reads today like a paean to an american master. Be warned, though, that the cover shown of the shadow is not the front cover of the book. Abbett 19262015 after serving with the navy air corps in world war ii, the indianaborn abbett earned a fine arts degree from the university of missouri and began working as a commercial artist in. Pinup art book cover art cover pages book covers pulp magazine magazine art badass detective pulp fiction book robert maguire maguire was an american illustrator best known for his crime noir pulp book covers painted in the and his art defined the detective genre, and the over 600 covers. Check out his profile for more awesome book cover designs. Few pop cultural characters come with as rich an artistic lineage as tarzan. Hard case crime page 2 pulp covers arte do pulp fiction, pulp fiction. Original cover paintings for the great american pulp magazines by robert lesser. Part of a series saluting artistillustrator mitchell hooks. He also painted covers for pulp magazines during the very last years of the industry. Lindeman, new american library advertisement flyer 1951 the growth of paperbound books has been, in simple fact, a giant stride forward in the democratic process. Jan 18, 2019 the task given to me in this project was to merge a classic 80s song and turn it into a stephen king styled book cover.
Duncan longs book cover illustration and book artwork site boasts a huge collection of graphic art, book illustrations, book cover artwork, book layouts, book graphic design and other book. You can use it very effectively to communicate your vision to an artist. Cover art played a major part in the marketing of pulp magazines. Apply to graphic artist, operator, artist and more. I also wanted a book which would represent the various genres of pulp covers, from adventure covers to science fiction to sexy damsels and risque covers, and this book delivered. Speed was always of the essence and lynd had to work hard and develop a solid, professional sense of what artists and photographers wanted. From his first cover design job, a souvenir booklet to mark 1990 collingwood afl grand final victory, he has gone on to become design director for text publishing and has won multiple awards for his covers for. The early pulp magazines could boast covers by some distinguished american artists. The book gives a real sense of the constant deadlines and the thinking that involved in taking a photo or making an illustration. Obviously the cover art was intentionally as lurid and enticing as possible to get you to part with your money and buy the pulp paperbacks that were named after the cheaply produced paper they were printed on.
During the depression, some of americas best artists did covers for science fiction and detective stories at roughly fifty dollars each. See more ideas about pulp fiction, cover and cover art. Pulp fiction cover adam and evil vintage comics, vintage posters, vintage ads. The unlikely pulp fiction illustrations of edward hopper. The term pulp fiction has always had a certain resonance. Pulp fiction music from the motion picture discogs. Books about art books about china books about collecting books about friendship books about japan books about literature books about love books about media. Digital and print book cover design, interior designformatting.
For the last twenty years, i have been scanning pulp art covers from books and magazines. Finding a song for this project was difficult since my professor instructed our class to stay away from 1980s songs that already incorporated horror like tendencies such as somebodys watching me by beatfreakz. Its the same format as his book on his dad, artist norm saunders, and you can get it here. His sexy midwoods are each little tiny pocketsize works of art. All pulp fiction artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. In contrast, hardcover or hardback books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, plastic or leather. Ill need the interior layout done as well as a cover.
Internet explorer users and some mobile device users may have problems when trying to save images. I started collecting pulp fiction covers with elements that i wanted mark to. Raymond johnson pulp fiction, pulp fiction book, pulp. Choose your favorite pulp fiction designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. See more ideas about cover art, pulp fiction, gothic books. I actually found it funny to see some of the reactions to it on one of the pulp email lists i was on.
The artist who did the cover and other illustrations on the little black fish read the story three times, we very carefully selected each scene according to the importance of that particular event and how we wanted to emphasize and communicate to the young readers. Pulps were printed on cheap paper with ragged, untrimmed edges. I only have a small handful of actual books on pulp style art, so this book still had a lot that i had not seen before. The robert lesser collection at uconn showcases some of the most fantastical and provocative pulp magazine covers ever created. See more ideas about art, pulp art and comic book artists. However, their tongueincheek campiness and great humor capture a wonderful slice of american cover art and provide a sampling of the skillful creations from the cover artists of this period. In 1936 gladneys son frank was born and his first published illustration appeared in fortune magazine. The lowstress way to find your next cover artist job opportunity is on simplyhired. Duncan longs book cover illustration and book artwork site boasts a huge collection of graphic art, book illustrations, book cover artwork, book layouts, book graphic design and other book, magazine, and cd albumrelated artwork covering a wide range of subjects. Hard case crime previously published this book with a cover by mark texeira via hard case crime posted on may 18, 2020 categories covers tags babes, crime, hard case crime, mark eastbrook, paperback, retro 2 comments on two for the money 2020.
The book is 40,000 words in total, with 10,000 words of recipes and the rest being mostly informational text about the. New rochelle was the home of many famous illustrators, such as leyendecker and rockwell, as well as pulp artists, such as bob harris, emery clarke, john scott, and rudy belarski. Ive owned it for many years, and i still love browsing through it. I also wanted a book which would represent the various genres of pulp covers, from adventure covers to science fiction to sexy damsels and risque covers, and this. Jul 16, 2017 photos and drawings of the artists who created sf pulp art covers. Pulp arts retro approach to book cover design 99designs. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long. Biography of an american object princeton university. The task given to me in this project was to merge a classic 80s song and turn it into a stephen king styled book cover. Pulp magazines wanted sell your pulp collection vintage pulps. Basil gogos in 2020 adventure, pulp fiction, cover.