Charles Binger was a British artist who, like many illustrators, would not be truly recognized until long after his death. He worked as a paperback, poster, and pin-up artist for close to 50 years and died four years after his retirement. In 2011, a major retrospective of this talented artist’s work was finally held in Los Angeles.
Check out just a few of his covers below:
by Ken Riley
Artist Unknown
by Peter Driben
by Paul Rader
By Don Neiser
by Art Nelson
Unknown Artist
Considering that he was one of the most prolific pulp artists working in the 50s and 60s, there’s not much biographical information on Victor Prezio. He worked in all genres but he’s best known for the work he did for the “men’s magazines” for the era. He died in 1976, when he was only 52 years old.
Below is a small sampling of his work:
Last night, I was struggling with what to say for this Memorial Day post. In the past, I’ve shared paintings that have been done to commemorate Memorial Day. I’ve posted pictures that I’ve taken of the flags that always show up in people’s yards on Memorial Day. I’ve never really been happy with any Memorial Day posst that I’ve done. How do you capture the enormity of this day, especially at a time like now. I’ve always been a patriot. I love this country but right now, we’re so divided that even I sometimes worry about the future of America and question whether we’re ever again going to be a united nation.
Then, I came across this picture from Getty photographer John Moore.
It said everything that needed to be said about why this day matters.
Memoral Day at Arlington Cemetery by John Moore
Thank you to everyone who has served and who has sacrificed.
