Artwork of the Day: Golden Tramp (by Harry Barton)

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Dazzling Erin

by Harry Barton

Artwork of the Day: A Rage of Desire (by Harry Barton)

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Dazzling Erin

by Harry Barton

Artwork of the Day: Death Draws The Line (by Harry Barton)

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Dazzling Erin

by Harry Barton

Artwork of the Day: Nude in the Mirror

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Dazzling Erin

by Harry Barton

Artwork of the Day: I See Red

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Dazzling Erin

by Harry Barton

Art Profile: The Covers of Black Mask

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Dazzling Erin

By Norman Saunders

From its first issue in 1920 until it ceased publication in 1951, Black Mask was one of America’s premier pulp magazines. Though it was best known for its crime stories (including the work of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler), it also published westerns, romance, horror, and adventure stories. Black Mask was also remembered for its colorful and frequently lurid covers.

Below are just a few Black Mask covers.

Unknown Artist

By Gloria Stoll Karn

By Harry Barton

By Norman Saunders

By Rafael De Sot0

By Rafael De Soto

Artist Unknown

Unknown Artist

Artist Unknown

By William Grotz

By Rafael De Soto

Artwork of the Day: Frigid Wife

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Dazzling Erin

by Harry Barton

Artist Profile: Harry Barton (1908 — 2001)

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Dazzling Erin

Harry Barton was born in Seattle. After graduating from Broadway High, Barton got his first job as a commercial artist working in a sign shop. After studying with Art Students League in New York City, Barton painted covers for Argosy and Exciting Westerns. Through the 1950s and 1960s, Barton painted paperback book covers. From the 1970s until his death, Barton specialized in paintings of the Old West, which he sold through the Smith Gallery in New York.