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Crawley paul rader harry barton robert maguire cover art literature. The brass bed by fletcher flora paperback cover art print art by robert maguire at the illustration art gallery the illustration art gallery is the worlds largest gallery of original illustration art and comic strips and the book palace publishes illustrators quarterly and other highly collectable illustrated publications. Robert mcguire is an awardwinning artist, illustrator, and author of childrens picture books. Gold star books stephen daniel frances hank janson victor norwood harry hobson d.

Maguire, was a twentiethcentury american illustrator and fine artist. One of his most famous book covers is black opium, which is considered by many crime noir paperback collectors. Robert maguire has 33 books on goodreads with 306 ratings. Dames, dolls, and gun molls silke, jim, maguire, r. Released from service with the 88th infantry, maguire began studying under frank reilly at the art students league in new york where two of his contemporaries were clark hulings and. Robert maguires most popular book is the pilgrims progress. Now, art historian and living pinup legend jim silke casts his curatorial eye toward maguires long and fascinating career in his first art collectionartist biography, dames, dolls, and gun molls. Maguire created gorgeous cover images for more than a thousand books and worked for virtually every mainstream publisher in the u. Robert maguire comic art member gallery results page 1. Robert mcginnis might be the most prolific and possibly the most famous pulp paperback artist, but robert maguires artwork is something special. From the late 40s, sporadically through the sixties, and back with a vengeance from the 70s on, maguires paperback covers sold books far more than the books authors or titles. Shop original robert maguire paintings from the worlds best art galleries. He was born in 1921, and only died recently in 2005. This book proceeds on the assumption that gogols life and work, in all their manifestations, form a whole.

He has had a long career in that field, beginning 1949 with avon books, and over the years has. All comic art shown is owned or created by our gallery owners at. If a book sold well, the next 4 or 5 books had to be just like it. Robert maguire is an easy addition to s noir artist gallery the guy created over 600 amazing covers for pulps since 1950. Post updated june 15, 20 with additional text and artwork. I am an admirer of pulp art and have a number of books with pulp cover art. Maguire produced covers for pocket books beginning in 1953, for signet between 1954 and 1958 and dell between 1954 and 1967, for berkley between 1955 and 1960 and for monarch between 1959 and 1964. Category 20th century other art style robert maguire art. Maguire did a series of covers with deep shadows and a strong light source. Best known for his incomparably sexy femme fatale images for pulp paperbacks in the 1950s and 1960s, maguire built a long and legendary career showcasing character portraits that were iconic and beautiful, painting subjects that felt simultaneously real and sensually.

This is a very high quality giclee print of the famous robert maguire painting for the signet paperback cover from the 1950s featuring a. The excellent art is from paul rader, harry barton, and robert maguire, circa 1963, 1964, and 1965. In the course of his long and illustrious career, renowned illustratorpainter robert a. Robert maguire comic artist the most popular comic art by. This is a book cover recreation of one of one of my favorite vintage paperback cover artists robert maguire. If people are going to judge your book by its cover, you want an artist like robert a. He studied at duke university until he joined the war effort in wwii, and when he returned he quickly joined the art. The most popular robert maguire comic art at comicartfans. Known primarily for his crime noir paperback cover art, he has produced. Known primarily for his crime noir paperback cover art, he has produced artwork for over 600 covers since 1950. 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. This website provides general information to visitors about the renowned american painter and illustrator robert e.

It also provides some options for purchasing prints of selected images created by robert. Robert maguires cover painting for the pyramid paperback the brass bed 1960 was later used on the cover of guy, october 1969 though the gal on the bed was a bit blonder on the book. Books by robert maguire author of dames, dolls, and gun. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Sovetskoe literaturovedenie 191725 volume 2 by maguire, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pulp paperback artists robert maguire american pulps. Maguire whose family name is mcguire, was one of the many students of frank reilly who gravitated to the paperback book. We wish to particularly thank the connor brothers for their masterful manipulation of social media and for taking a shit on the legacy of my father and other great book illustrators of his era. See available paintings, works on paper, and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist. Robert maguire, born in 1921 in new jersey, painted over sixhundred paperback covers during a more than fiftyyear career, mainly featuring luridly sexual females, for publishers including pocket, dell, ace, harper, avon, silhouette, ballantine, pyramid. Maguire regarded as one of the best representatives since world war ii of the rich and ancient art of poetry in poland, wislawa szymborska 19232012 is, in the translators words, that rarest of phenomena. Shop original robert maguire art and other robert maguire art from the worlds best art galleries.

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 chicago before moving to connecticut. Maguire, was among the best and most famous of many talented illustration artists who did artwork for mens magazines and pulp paperback novels in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s hes primarily known for his noirstyle paperback book covers featuring sexy. Robert maguire artist, fine art prices, auction records. Maguire due to the proliferation of art appropriation. Maguire soon moved up to painting book fronts, the art directors at publishers ace, pyramid, signet, avon, and others appreciating the fact that he could not only bring action and drama to his work, but was proficient at depicting beautiful womenrequired elements of paperback fronts in the wake of the war. Original cover art recreation robert maguire paperback. Robert maguire was one of the leading illustrators of american paperback, producing over 600 covers over a period of fifty years from 1950. Add artist to want list the world according to garp. Robert maguire has 712 books on goodreads, and is currently reading new york 2140 by kim stanley robinson, nixonland.

Maguire whose family name is mcguire, was one of the many students of frank reilly who gravitated to the paperback book cover market. Turn on the heat erle stanley gardner november 2017 isbn. The brass halo by jack webb robert maguire could have made the phone book look interesting with one of his paintings on the cover pulp fiction comics pulp fiction book pulp novel crime fiction vintage book covers comic book covers science fiction paperback writer pulp magazine bantam books, 1958. With a keen eye for criticism and his trademark style and wit, silke explores the legacy of an artist whose work is known by millions the world over. See more ideas about pulp fiction art, pulp fiction and pulp art. For the past 150 years, critics have referred to the gogol problem, by which they mean their inability to account for a life and work that are puzzling, often opaque, yet have proved consistently fascinating to generations of readers. His art tells such a story, you see it and you immediately get it. Reviewed by robert lawless department of anthropology wichita state university wichita, kansas 672600052, u. Dame in danger limited edition print art by robert maguire at the illustration art gallery. Maguire is a member emeritus of the society of illustrators.

Vintage book covers comic book covers comic books book cover art cover pages pulp fiction book vintage nurse nursing books pulp magazine chariot books cb216 ben anderton naked nurse ben anderton naked nurse chariot books cb216, 1962 cover artist. Robert maguire august 17, 2018 its a sad day for our country when a man who raked in millions while working for corrupt oligarchs and brutal authoritarians is caught in what appears to be years of rampant fraud and, thus, has to face a jury of his peers. Maguire august 3, 1921 february 26, 2005 painting your bookjacket. And when it comes to painting a girl, a gun, and a dead guy not many people are better than maguire. Dame in danger by robert maguire at the illustration art. Robert maguire in 2020 pulp fiction art, pulp fiction, cover. Not every artist has a great new idea all the time, but frequently they do. The painting is on balsa wood in the shape of a book. Its impossible to imagine that publishers didnt want robert maguire to paint like robert maguire. With a 1996 publishing date and with events in haiti changing from day to day it may seem at first glance that this book. By robert maguire located in fort washington, pa this painting was published as the cover for an unlikely attraction by melinda mcrae, signet regency romance, signet books, 1991.

Robert maguire was especially proud of a theatre, art gallery and sports hall he added to dormston comprehensive school at sedgley in the west midlands 19972000. Dames, dolls, and gun molls by robert maguire goodreads. With all due respect to robert mcginnis and the other great paperback illustrators of the fifties, maguires girls are just on a different level. Maguire was born on 3 august 1921, the son of a draftsman architect, and attended duke university, although his education was interrupted by world war ii. Studied under frank reilly at the art students league of new york. Robert maguire pulp fiction book, pulp fiction art, pulp. See more ideas about pulp art, pulp fiction and art. Robert maguire this cover art was later used on all star books 85 the joy zone 1966. Dames, dolls and gun molls is just about everything one could have wanted in a robert maguire retrospective. I love the cover art of the pulp magazines and paperbacks, and this artbook featuring the stunning art of robert a maguire is gorgeous. The influential writer and artist peter hammond included st paul s in his book liturgy and architecture 1960 as a leading example of the new way of planning churches. Robert maguire comic artist the most popular comic art. Robert maguire, ra maguire, maguire, bob maguire american art.