artist unknown
This cover is from 1961. Payment in Sin is one of those paperbacks that would be republished with several different covers over the course of the 60s. At last count, I had found five other covers for Payment in Sin but I believe this is the first one. The artist is unknown.
Artist Unknown
This is from May of 1937. Unfortunately, the identity of the artist who panted Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor is not known. I wonder what the Shirley Temple birthday party prize was.
by Robert Maguire
There are several editions of this paperback, because I guess “those college beauty contests” never ceased to be shocking. The cover above is from the 1964 edition and was done by Robert Maguire.
Carlo Jacona was an Italian painter and illustrator who, after receiving an education at Brera Academy in Milan, became a prolific cover artist. Over a career that lasted 40 years, he created over 6,000 paintings and cover illustrations and his work is sill eagerly sought by collectors. You can find more of his art at the Carlo Jacona Archive, which is also where I found the information contained in this capsule bio.
Here is a small sampling of his work:
From 1954 comes this poignant cover. Unfortunately, the artist is unknown.
This is from 1939. I don’t care how violent it may be or how many famous pirates might be hanging around, the beach sounds pretty nice right now.
by George Quintana
This George Quintana cover is from 1935. I’m sharing it today because today is also the start of the Winter Olympics. USA! USA! USA!
This is from 1950 and I really hope that it’s not a story about what’s about to happen down here over the next few days. It’s supposed to snow today. Last year, it snowed at this time and there were people who had to go days without power. That was not a fun snowslide.
This cover was done by Griffith Foxley.
This is from 1952 and illustrates the danger that comes from listening to vinyl records in an unsupervised environment.
by Erin Nicole
It’s been nearly a year since the Texas snow storm of 2021. When I took this picture it was below 0 degrees outside, the wind was blowing, and the power would only stay on for an hour or two a day. It was scary but, at the same time, it was also quite a sight to behold.
Through the Shattered Lens