Category Archives: Art

Artist Profile: Robert Oliver Skemp (1910 — 1984)

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Born in Pennsylvania, Robert Oliver Skemp studied at the Art Students League of New York and also spent some time at the Grand Central Art School in New York.  He was also a member of the Merchant Marine, traveling across the world and no doubt picking up inspiration for the tough, two-fisted characters who would later appear in some of his artwork.

Most of Skemp’s career was spent in advertising but he was also a prolific pulp cover artist and portrait painter.  Here’s a small sampling of his paperback artistry:

Artist Profile: Carlo Jacona (1929 — 2000)

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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:

Artwork of the Day: Snowslide (by Griffith Foxley)

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by Griffith Foxley

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.