Category Archives: Art

Artist Profile: Clarence Doore (1913 — 1988)

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Born in Canada, Clarence Doore settled and worked in both Massachusetts and Connecticut.  He was active from the late 1930s until the mid-1960s.  During World War II, he was stationed at the Climatic Research Laboratory, where the army studied the effects of extreme weather conditions on soldiers.  Doore’s sketches of soldiers fighting in snow and ice led to the Pentagon adopting the use of the fur-lined “Eisenhower jacket” for alpine troops.

Doore did illustrations for several pulp magazines and paperback publishers.  His exciting work can speak for itself.

15 Western NovelsAmazing StoriesChampions For MenFive Western NovelsMan's AdventuresMarshall of Deer CreekMysterious Jungle of DeathRage For MenReal Men

Rugged Men (Dec., 1958). Cover by Clarence Doore

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Artist Profile: Gil Cohen

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

As an illustrator, Gil Cohen has done work for several clients: The U.S. Information Agency, The National Park Service, Paramount Pictures, Bantam books, Harlequin Books, Random House, Holt Rinehart & Winston, Warner-Lambert, The U.S. Coast Guard, The National Guard Bureau, and Boeing & Sikorsky Aircraft Companies.  However, he is best known for his aviation-themed paintings of World War II.  His paintings are not only distinguished by his attention to historical and mechanical detail but also by their focus on the emotions of the men who flew the planes.

Below are 6 of Cohen’s pulp illustrations and 6 of his aviation paintings:

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Kidnapped Blondes on Love's Savage HighwayThe Gold SnatchersThe High RollresThe RavishersThe Siwtchblade Warriorsz -- After the Missionz -- Coming Homez -- For God and Countryz -- Return to Halesworthz -- Rose's Crewz -- Staying Power