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Book Beat 147 Golden Age of Illustration 1

Browser Book Beat Issue 147

Browsing Is Arousing has always had a large collection of Film One-sheets, Ads, and Magazine Covers as well as books about the visual arts with an emphasis on the artist/illustrator. These artists were cultural icons during the Golden Age of Illustration. And while we’ve put some of this material online, we’ll be adding several big batches to our online listings during the next month or so. In this group, 89 magazine covers (COVERS ONLY). See all ILLUSTRATED COVERS in this group with ARTISTS called out. Availability subject to prior sale.
Beyond magazine advertising, posters and billboards for companies, Ronald McLeod did considerable illustration of stories and covers for "Collier's" magazine and others.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ THE ELKS – JULY 1934 – Illus. Ronald McLeod

Beyond magazine advertising, posters and billboards for companies, Ronald McLeod did considerable illustration of stories and covers for “Collier’s” magazine and others. Read More


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n December 1901, Peck went to Wilmington, Delaware to study with Howard Pyle. He was one of Pyle's twelve students who worked in the three studios next to Pyle's 1305 Franklin Street studio.
COLLIER’S – JUNE 10 1911 COVER. Illustrated by H.J. Peck

Peck was a early student of Howard Pyle at the Howard Pyle School in Brandywine. He became a Prolific artist illustrator under Pyles influence. His first illustration was published in 1903 for Leslie’s Popular Monthly Magazine. Read More


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During the 1920s and 1930s, Barclay's images were used by art directors for the nation's most popular periodicals. During the 1930s, Barclay began painting movie poster art for Hollywood studios. He was one of the first artists to paint World War II pin-up girl, Betty Grable.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ PICTORIAL REVIEW – NOVEMBER 1928 Illus. McClelland Barclay

During the 1920s and 1930s, Barclay’s images were used by art directors for the nation’s most popular periodicals. During the 1930s, Barclay began painting movie poster art for Hollywood studios. He was one of the first artists to paint World War II pin-up girl, Betty Grable. Read More


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James Montgomery Flagg, artist, comics artist, and illustrator, worked in media from fine art painting to cartooning. He created "Uncle Same Wants You" poster.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ JUDGE – MAY 15 1920 Illus. James Montgomery Flagg

Flagg is probably best remembered for his political posters, especially his 1917 poster “Uncle Sam Wants You.” At his peak, Flagg was reported to have been the highest-paid magazine illustrator in America. Read More


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After studying at the Art in Paris, Underwood returned around 1901/02 to work illustrating postcards, books, and magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ MCCLURE’S – JANUARY 1915 Illus. Clarence Underwood

Underwood illustrated more than 40 Post covers between 1903 and 1926. Many showed active women fishing, playing tennis, canoeing, even plowing a field. Read More


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During the 1930s and 1940s he received commissions from magazines including Good Housekeeping, McCall's, the Saturday Evening Post, The Ladies Home Journal, Country Gentleman, and Cosmopolitan.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ SATURDAY EVENING POST – OCTOBER 25 1947 Illus. Mead Schaeffer

Schaeffer produced 46 covers for the weekly Saturday Evening Post. His work as a war correspondent for the Post during World War II resulted in a well-known series of covers illustrating American military personnel. Read More


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Later in his career, Dohanos did advertising commissions using still life subjects rather than lifestyle images showing people. This technique as well as his training as a sign artist is particularly apparent in his advertisements for Dunham's shoes.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ SATURDAY EVENING POST – NOVEMBER 25 1950 Illus. Stevan Dohanos

Stevan Dohanos was a founder of the Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut and was considered an ‘American Realist.’ A proponent of simplicity, he has said, “A clean, strong, uncluttered image forms the basis of a good picture.” Read More


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Later in Life, Whitmore teamed with former World War II fighter pilot John Fitch, an imported car dealer in White Plains, New York, to design and race sports cars in the 1950s and 1960s.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ SATURDAY EVENING POST – DECEMBER 9 1950 Illus. Coby Whitmore

Maxwell Coburn Whitmore was known for his Saturday Evening Post covers, and as a commercial artist whose work included advertisements for Gallo Wine and other brands. Later in life, he also became known as a race-car designer. Read More


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Many of Alajalov 's illustrations were covers for magazines like The New Yorker, The Saturday Evening Post, and Fortune. He also illustrated many books, including the first edition of George Gershwin's Song Book.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ SATURDAY EVENING POST – APRIL 13 1946 Illus. Constantin Alajalov

Many of Constantin’s illustrations were covers for magazines like The New Yorker, The Saturday Evening Post, and Fortune. He also illustrated many books, including the first edition of George Gershwin’s Song Book. Read More


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In New York City, Sewell took classes at The Art Students League and the Grand Central School of Art. He studied under such famed teachers as Guy Pene Du Bois, Harvey Dunn, and Julian Levi. During this time, Sewell began to draw black and white dry-brush illustrations for popular pulp magazines.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ SATURDAY EVENING POST – SEPTEMBER 17 1949 Illus. Amos Sewell

Amos Sewell was an American illustrator best known for the covers and illustrations he designed for many magazines and major advertisers. He was did black and white dry-brush illustrations for popular pulp magazines. Read More


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Falter received a major break with his first commission from Liberty Magazine to do three illustrations a week in 1933.[4] "They paid me $75 a week," Falter said, "just like a steelworker."
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ SATURDAY EVENING POST – APRIL 18 1953 Illus. John Falter

Falter received a major break with his first commission from Liberty Magazine to do three illustrations a week in 1933. “They paid me $75 a week,” Falter said, “just like a steelworker.” Read More


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Atherton was an American painter, magazine illustrator, printmaker, writer and designer. Among his work, the deco stone lithograph poster for the 1939 New York World's Fair.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ SATURDAY EVENING POST – JULY 8 1944 Illus. John Atherton

Atherton was an American painter, magazine illustrator, printmaker, writer and designer. Among his work, the deco stone lithograph poster for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Read More


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For nearly thirty years Maginel portrayed the Nantucket’s historic architecture, picturesque landscape, and quaint customs in illustrations for calendars, magazines, and books for children.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ WOMAN’S HOME COMPANION – AUGUST 1929

A young girl is swimming in the ocean, probably off Nantucket. She’s looking back with trepidation at the big wave coming up behind her. Maginell spent nearly 30 years portraying Nantucket’s’s historic architecture, picturesque landscape, and quaint customs in illustrations for calendars, magazines, and books for children. Read More


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His first appearance in The New Yorker was a spot illustration in 1943; after becoming a full-time cartoonist in 1955, he joined their staff in 1956 and over more than 30 years drew 92 covers and more than 700 cartoons for the magazine.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ THE NEW YORKER – MAY 13, 1974 Illus. Charles Saxon

Saxon worked at Dell Publishing as editor of the satire magazine Ballyhoo before serving as a bomber pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II. His first appearance in The New Yorker was a spot illustration in 1943. Read More


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An artistic specialty of Jackson’s was painting women in poses that made them appear seductive and glamorous amidst architecturally authentic backgrounds.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ COLLIER’S – JANUARY 16 1932 -New Year Party Costume – Illus. E.M. Jackson

In addition to magazine covers, Jackson illustrated manuscripts involving romance and high society. However, he also illustrated for a wide variety of genres, including murder mystery and masculine adventure. Read More


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When Life magazine was founded in 1883, Kemble became a frequent contributor to its early issues. During his career, Kemble was a staff political cartoonist for Collier's and Harper's.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ COLLIER’S – DECEMBER 24 1904 – Bicycle Crash – Illus. E.W. Kemble

Kemble was a staff political cartoonist for Collier’s and Harper’s. His cartoons attracted the attention of Mark Twain, who employed Kemble to illustrate Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Kemble subsequently illustrated several other famous books. Read More


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N.C. Wyeth created more than 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books, 25 of them for Scribner's -- the Scribner Classics, which is the body of work for which he is best known. The first of these, Treasure Island, was one of his masterpieces.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ SATURDAY EVENING POST – JULY 18 1908 Illus. N.C. Wyeth

N.C. Wyeth created more than 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books, 25 of them for Scribner’s — the Scribner Classics, which is the body of work for which he is best known. Read More


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During 20’s and 30’s she worked as an illustrator, designing Broadway Playbills, covers for theatre and film magazines, and jackets for the serialized versions of Pearl Buck’s novels. During this period, Sawyers did stain glass windows for J & R Lamb.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ COLLIER’S – DECEMBER 7 1946 Illus. Martha Sawyers

Sawyer and her husband lived in China from 1937 to 1942. While there she painted scenes filled with vibrant life as the Chinese people really lived — ones that ignored pre-war stereotypes or misconceptions from other Western artists. Read More


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She had an open marriage to John G. Baragwanath, during which she had affairs with Charlie Chaplin and George Abbott. Baragwanath described their marriage as a successful one based upon a deep friendship.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ MCCLURE’S – MARCH 1918 World War I Doughboy – Illus. Neysa McMein

Neysa began her career as an illustrator and during World War I. She traveled across France entertaining military troops with Anita P. Wilcox and Jane Bulley and made posters to support the war effort. Read More


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Syd Hoff cartoons appeared in a multitude of genres, including advertising commissions for such companies as Eveready Batteries, Jell-O, OK Used Cars, S.O.S Pads, Rambler, Ralston Cereal, and more.
ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ JUDGE APRIL 1947 Illus. Syd Hoff

Syd Hoff cartoons appeared in a multitude of genres, including advertising commissions for such companies as Eveready Batteries, Jell-O, OK Used Cars, S.O.S Pads, Rambler, Ralston Cereal, and more. Read More


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