Lawson Wood Propaganda Calendar Art

Lawson Wood (1878-1947) was a prolific British illustrator. He illustrated childrens' books and magazine covers. He was most well known for his depictions of monkeys in various human-like situations. These illustrations are calendar done for a propaganda calendar published by Brown & Bigelow sometime during World War II. Lot more examples of his art here.

 

N.C. Wyeth Magazine Ads

Ticonderoga Pencils Ad, 1934.

Jolly Green Giant Corn Ad, 1942.

Steinway Pianos Ad, 1928.

Coca-Cola Ad, circa 1936.

 Jolly Green Giant Corn Ad, 1942.

Frank Frazetta Mars Illustrations

Some illustrations by Frank Frazetta for the Science Fiction Book Club editions of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars books.

"...cleaving his skull as I raced past him!", Swords of Mars, 1970.

"Behind us came the hunting men of U-Gor." Fighting Man of Mars, 1972.

"With wide distended jaws, came the great white lizard." Fighting Man of Mars, 1972.

"Her veiled eyes seemed to read by very soul." Swords of Mars, 1970.

 

"As Gahan entered his square, Udor leaped toward him with drawn sword." The Chessmen of Mars, 1972.

"To Tara's horror, the headless body moved, took the hideous head in its and set it on its shoulders." The Chessmen of Mars, 1972.

Walt Reed Illustration Archive

Artstor has the Walt Reed illustration Archive online here. Reed was the author of The Illustrator in America and the founder of The Illustration House. This collection consists of over 200,000 magazine tear sheets depicting works by American illustrators from the late 19th century well into the mid 20th century. Posted below are a few samples I found from just a few minutes browsing.

Unknown artist.

N.C. Wyeth

Coby Whitmore

Arthur Sarnoff

Rockwell Kent

Amazing Stories by J. Allen St. John

January 1941.

March 1941.

April 1941.

May 1941.

June 1941.

January 1949.

Robert E. Howard Illustrations by Gary Gianni

Bran Mak Morn the Last King. Print, 2000.

Conan illustration, 2002.

Illustration for The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane, 1998.

Illustration for The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane, 1998.

Illustration for The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane, 1998.

Science-Fiction Plus

Science Fiction Plus was a large format science fiction and fact magazine first published by Hugo Gernsback in March 1953. The magazine featured top writers like Clifford Simak, Frank Belknap Long, Robert Bloch and Philip Jose Farmer. It also had covers and illustrations by legendary science-fiction artists Alex Schomburg, Frank R. Paul, Virgil Finlay and Lawrence Sterne Stevens. Sadly, the magazine only published seven issues.

Science-Fiction Plus, March 1953. Cover art by Alex Schomburg.

Science-Fiction Plus, April 1953. Cover art by Alex Schomburg.

Science-Fiction Plus, June 1953. Cover art by Alex Schomburg.

Science-Fiction Plus, August 1953. Cover art by Frank R. Paul.

Science-Fiction Plus, October 1953. Cover art by Frank R. Paul.

Science-Fiction Plus, October 1953. Back cover art by Frank R. Paul.

Science-Fiction Plus, December 1953. Cover art by Frank R. Paul.

All these magazines are for sale at my eBay store.

Mechanix Illustrated, 1940's and 1950's

November 1949.

January 1956.

March 1956.

July 1956.

All for sale here.

Bernie Wrighson Frankenstein Portfolio

The first of Bernie Wrightson's three Frankenstein portfolios. This was released by Tyrannosaurus Press in 1977 in a signed and numbered limited edition of 1000.