Artist Unknown
The artist unknown. Did Marian find what she needed in sinful Manhattan? I guess we’ll have to read the book to find out.
Artwork of the Day: Abnormal Wife (Artist Unknown)
Category Archives: Artwork of the Day
Artwork of the Day: Bold Desires (Artist Unknown)
Artist Unknown
Also known as How I Met Your Grandmother. (Not really.) Unfortunately, the identity of the cover artist is not known.
Artwork of the Day: Tramp Girl (by Warren King)
by Warren King
This is from 1952 and the artwork was done by Warren King. She may have the morals of an alley cat but that is a pretty dress. Wanton country girls were a popular subject for pulp paperbacks.
Artwork of the Day: Suburban Interlude (Artist Unknown)
Artist Unknown
This is from 1960 and it was published by Kozy Books, one of the leading “adult” publishers of the time. I really like this cover so it’s unfortunate that the identity of the artist is not known.
Artwork of the Day: Film Fun (by Enoch Bolles)
by Enoch Bolles
If winter comes, I hope I’ll be dressed more sensibility before I go outside. That little fire isn’t going do too much good.
This issue is from 1923 and, like most of the covers of Film Fun, it was done by Enoch Bolles.
Artwork of the Day: Private Property (Artist Unknown)
Artist Unknown
This is from 1964. The identity of the artist is unknown.
Artwork of the Day: Coffee, Tea, and Me? (by Arthur Brushnib)
by Arthur Brushnib
This book was first published in 1967 and was sold as being the lusty memoirs of two flight attendants named Trudy Baker and Rachel Jones. This book proved to be successful enough that it led to three more books about Trudy and Rachel. The books were actually written by Donald Bain, an airline pr man-turned-author who later would write the Murder, She Wrote Books, sharing the byline with Jessica Fletcher.
This cover was done by Arthur Bruhsnib.
Artwork of the Day: Shabby Street (by Walter Popp)
by Walter Popp
This was first published in 1954. I just like the title. Who wouldn’t want to live on Shabby Street? This cover was done by Walter Popp.
Artwork of the Day: Drive-In Hustler (by Doug Weaver)
by Doug Weaver
Saturday night at the movies, am I right? I’m not sure when this was published by apparently, it was the finest in adult reading. The cover is by Doug Weaver.
Through the Shattered Lens 