Savage Art 20th Century Genre and the Artists that Defined It Hardcover

The examples set within this edition come from the original paintings, stunningly reproduced in full page for each pulp cover. These lurid and violent illustrations that prefigured and helped create the visual language of modern movie poster art, comic books, and games were produced by some of the pulp genre's most enduring artists, including Virgil Finlay, Norman Saunders, H.J. Ward, Harold McCauley, Austin Briggs, Emsh, Harry Parkhurst, Walter Baumhofer, Rafael de Soto, George and Jerome Rozen, Tom Lovell and, of course, Weird Tales legend Margaret Brundage, and others.

This beautifully produced full-color collection documents Depression-era fantasy crime and hero pulps, and science fiction and "spicy" titles. With a detailed overview of the pulps by renowned writer and pulp collector Frank M. Robinson (The Towering Inferno): "Paint, Canvas, Action!" And nine pages with even more rare cover art by the likes of Lawrence Stevens, Howard Brown, J. Allan St. John, Paul Stahr et al.

There was NO softcover edition of this or Shameless Art. Unrepentant, unapologetic, unbridled and under-appreciated, genre art from the first half of the 20th century reflected the subconscious urges of a generation. From pulp cover art, this explores the lurid and the fascinating, often from the original artwork. This bargain-priced hardcover from the fine publisher Underwood Books collects work by the stars of pulp fiction illustration. Underwood published this and Shameless Art as a matched set, thin but nicely done hardcovers complete with dust jackets.