Mort Künstler – The Godfather of Pulp Fiction Illustrators
Edited by Robert Deis & Wyatt Doyle
My daughter bought this for me for Christmas.
There are 110 pages; the first ten comprise illustrated text – reminiscences by Mort about how he got into the illustrating business. For many years he’d turn out three covers and two interior illos for men’s adventure magazines. He also worked for other publishers at the same time, ‘twelve-hour days, fifteen-hour days, sometimes seven days a week.’
The remaining pages are full colour full page paintings full
of action from magazines between 1952 and 1972. He also produced lots of film
posters for adventure films such as The Poseidon
Adventure and The Hindenburg, as
well as advertising promotions and then broke into historical paintings for The National Geographic.
He relates that the word 'künstler' means ‘artist’ in German.
If you appreciate art, this book is an excellent addition to your collection.
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