A final post on school bullies. This one continues the theme from yesterday of nervous teachers with very forward students.I particularly like his expression and the position of his hands. He looks like he’s trying to become one with the wall. In contrast she’s pushing forward, pulling backwards and floating in the air.
I’d guess this in an illustration from a 1950’s or 60’s pulp novel about college professors and their insatiable students. Sadly I’ve not managed to track down who the original artist was.
Update: This is the front cover of the Amy Harris novel Prize Pupil, publish in 1966. Based on this page, the artist is unknown.
Update 2: A reader suggested that the artist in question is Robert McGinnis. That’s very possible as it’s definitely in his style, but I don’t have a link for the attribution.
An interesting problem.
The ‘pulpcovers’ site tags it with ‘Steve Holland’, but it is not possible to find a pulp artist by that name. There is a sports artist by that name, and a Steve Holland was a prominent male model for pulp covers. However, a lot of what they tag ‘Steve Holland’ does not seem to show this model. A great deal of it is covers of the ‘Man’s Adventure’ sort of magazine.
https://pulpcovers.com/tag/steveholland/page/2/
This site gives account of sale of the original, and gives the name of the man whose estate it was part of, Charles Martignette. He was an avid collector and dealer, not an artist, and the piece was listed as ‘unsigned’ there, so likely the artist is lost to time. The picture illustrated a Midwood book, ‘Prize Pupil’, attributed to one Amy Harris.
https://fineart.ha.com/itm/pulp-pulp-like-digests-and-paperback-art/american-artist-20th-century-prize-pupil-paperback-cover-1966gouache-on-board18-x-105-innot-signed/a/5054-78528.s?ic4=OtherResults-SampleItem-071515
The ‘pulpcovers’ site is a lot of fun. Its what paperback racks and magazine racks in drugstores looked like when I was a good deal younger….
https://pulpcovers.com/
Thanks a lot for all the handy links. Really appreciate that. I’ve updated the post with the information on the book it was from. Sad that we’ll never know the artist.
I’m a big fan of pulp novels and sexy but strange illustrations. Their original golden era was before my time, but I always enjoy stumbling across them. They were even a formative part of my youth…
http://www.femdom-resource.com/2011/11/03/happy-childhood-memories/
Cheers,
-paltego
Glad you found it entertain and/or informative.
Feared it might be coals to Newcastle, as you are an IT guy, and I am something of a duffer with these machines, so on reflection I thought it unlikely I could find anything you hadn’t.
I like ‘vintage’ ephemera a lot. There is a sort of nostalgia sets in with advancing age, that makes it pleasant to browse among things that were all around you when younger and smaller. The ‘pulpcovers’ site is a treat, and a good entry point for finding out more.
Internet Archive has some of the old magazines and books, all the way back to thirties. I do not have links immediately to hand, but they even have some of the old booklets of the ‘Dominant Damsels’ sort there.
James
Hi,
I’ve found a name with the help of Yandex : Robert McGinnis
Thanks for the pictures.
Have a nice day,
Marc
Thanks for the attribution. Do you have the link to where you saw that? I looked through a bunch of different pulp novel sites and they all listed it as an unknown artist. I’ve updated the post, but be good to have a link to credit for it.
Thanks again for the help.
-paltego
I’m sorry, I can’t remember the link.
I’ve used Yandex and searched “Robert McGinnis” and Yandex showed a great collection of paintings and your’s to.
Marc
No problem. Thanks a lot for the pointer. Lots of good stuff from Robert McGinnis.
-paltego