Gerald Gregg (January 25, 1907 – April 1, 1985) was an
American artist famous for his works on
paperback
A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. In contrast, hardcover (hardback) books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, ...
novel covers. He was born in
Lamar, Colorado
Lamar is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Prowers County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,804 at the 2010 United States Census. The city was named after Confederate ...
and lived in
Racine, Wisconsin, where he died.
Together with
Robert C. Stanley, he was one of the most two prolific paperback book cover artists employed by the
Dell Publishing Company for whom Gregg worked from 1943 to 1950. He also worked for
Wisconsin
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based
Western Printing and Lithographing Company and drew comic strips and the back covers of their
Little Golden Books
Little Golden Books is a series of children's books, published since 1942.
''The Poky Little Puppy'', the eighth release in the series, is the top-selling children's book of all time in the United States.. Many other Little Golden Books have b ...
.
Gregg prepared almost all his cover work by
airbrush
An airbrush is a small, Pneumatics, air-operated tool that Atomizer nozzle, atomizes and sprays various media, most often paint but also ink and dye, and Foundation (cosmetics), foundation. Spray painting developed from the airbrush and is c ...
,
Heller, p.70
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/ref> had a style which was a combination of graphic design and stylized realism
Realism, Realistic, or Realists may refer to:
In the arts
*Realism (arts), the general attempt to depict subjects truthfully in different forms of the arts
Arts movements related to realism include:
*Classical Realism
*Literary realism, a move ...
and his covers were almost similar to film noir of the period.
Books
* ''Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design'', Heller, Steven, 2nd Edition, Skyhorse Publishing Inc., Allworth Press, New York, NY, 2004.
* ''Paperbacks, U.S.A.: A Graphic History, 1939-1959''. Schreuders, Piet E., Blue Dolphin Enterprises-Distributed by Pacific Comics Distributors, San Diego, California, 1981.
* ''The Book of Paperbacks: A Visual History Of The Paperback''. Schreuders, Piet E., Virgin Books, London, 1981
External links
Biography & Works of Gerald Gregg at the "Gerald Gregg Covers"
Gerald Gregg at PulpCovers.com
Gerald Gregg at Golden Age Comic Book Stories
* ttp://romancecovers.blogspot.com/2011/03/student-nurse.html Gerald Gregg at Vintage Romance Covers
Several Gerald Gregg Covers
''Dell Map Back Mysteries: They Don't Make 'em Like That Anymore !'' by Gary Lovisi at Mystery Scene magazine
Neglected Books Page
''Look of Love: The Art of the Romance Novel''
Gerald Gregg Covers at PulpCovers.Com
References
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20th-century American illustrators
People from Lamar, Colorado
People from Racine, Wisconsin
Artists from Colorado
Artists from Wisconsin
1907 births
1985 deaths