Eliot Dudik is a fine arts photographer whose haunting pictures explore the culture and landscape of the South. His first book, Road Ends In Water, is available from his website at EliotDudik.com.
Category Archives: Art
Artist Profile: Margaret Brundage (1900 — 1976)
A former classmate of Walt Disney, Chicago-native Margaret Brundage sold 66 original pulp cover illustrations to Weird Tales Magazine from 1933 to 1945, making her one of the only female artists to find regular work in the pulps.
Artist Profile: Rafael De Soto (1904 — 1992)
A native of Puerto Rico, Rafael De Soto was training for the priesthood when his natural artistic talent was first noticed by one of his teachers, Father Noel, who arranged for Rafael to take private art lessons with a local artist named Diaz McKenna. After completing his education at the seminary, Rafael decided to become an artist rather than complete his religious training in Rome. After moving to New York City in 1932, De Soto went on to become a prolific cover artist. After retiring from freelance illustration in 1964, De Soto taught art at the State University of New York.
Artist Profile: Chester Bloom (1918–1989)
Chester Bloom was born and raised in Canada. When he was 14, he and his family moved to Virginia after his father became a reporter for The Washington News Bureau. He studied art with The Arts Student League of New York and served in World War II. He began his career doing illustrations for crime magazines but he is best known for the covers he did for sports-themed pulp magazines. He retired from commercial illustration in 1950 and spent the rest of his career as a portrait painter.
Don’t Look Back: The Walking Dead 2014 Teaser Poster
AMC has released the teaser poster for the upcoming season of The Walking Dead and looking at it, two things are obvious. First off, the prison is gone. Secondly, Rick and Carl are on their own.
The Walking Dead returns in February to AMC.
Happy New Year From The Shattered Lens
Happy New Year from the Shattered Lens! Thank you for reading in 2013 and may 2014 bring you all the best.
Artist Profile: Peter Driben (1903 — 1968)
Peter Driben was one of the most prominent and prolific artists of the pin-up era. The son of Russian immigrants, he was born in Boston and dropped out of school in order to work and help support his family. Eventually, he was able to take night classes at the Vesper George School of Art. He moved to New York in 1936 and found work doing covers for pulp magazines like Silk Stocking, Beauty Parade, and Flirt. Though Driben is best known for his pin-ups, he also did true crime covers and advertising work.
Artist Profile: Dan dos Santos
Dan dos Santos is one of the top illustrators in the fantasy and science fiction field. You can see more of his work here.
Artist Profile: Wilbur Thomas (1900–1992)
Wilbur Thomas painted covers for pulp magazines from 1929 until 1940, when he became the art director for an advertising agency. He is best remembered for several covers that he did for Black Mask, which featured shadowy figures caught in sinister acts.
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Artist Profile: Max Ginsburg (1931– )
Max Ginsburg is a social realist painter who, since entering the art world in the 1960s, has been widely acclaimed for his paintings of New York City street life. Starting in 1980, he supplemented his income through commercial illustration. Up until his retirement from the commercial field in 2004, Ginsburg painted covers for over 800 titles. A small sampling of both his commercial work and his fine art can be found below.
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