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Robert Edward McGinnis (born February 3, 1926)[1] is an American artist and illustrator. McGinnis is known for his illustrations of more than 1,200 paperback book covers,[2] and over 40 movie posters, including Breakfast at Tiffany's (his first film poster assignment),[3] Barbarella, and several James Bond and Matt Helm films.[4]

Robert McGinnis
Born	(1926-02-03) February 3, 1926 (age 96) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Artist, illustrator

Biography

Born Robert Edward McGinnis in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was raised in Wyoming, Ohio.

McGinnis became an apprentice at Walt Disney Studios, then studied fine art at Ohio State University.[2] After wartime service in the Merchant Marine he entered advertising and a chance meeting with Mitchell Hooks in 1958 led him to be introduced to Dell Publishing began a career drawing a variety of paperback covers for books written by such authors as Donald Westlake (writing as Richard Stark), Edward S. Aarons, Erle Stanley Gardner, Richard S. Prather, and the Michael Shayne and Carter Brown series.[5]

McGinnis later did artwork for Ladies' Home Journal, Woman's Home Companion, Good Housekeeping, TIME, Argosy, Guideposts, and The Saturday Evening Post.[5]

He was main title designer for The Hallelujah Trail (1965).[6]

McGinnis's attention to detail was such that when he was assigned to do the artwork for Arabesque he requested Sophia Loren's tiger stripe dress be sent for him for a model to wear so he could get the right appearance.[3]

In 1985 McGinnis was awarded the title of "Romantic Artist of the Year" by Romantic Times magazine for his many romance novel paperback covers.[2]

Since 2004, McGinnis has created cover illustrations for the Hard Case Crime paperback series.

Starting in 2016, McGinnis has painted a number of retro-style covers for reissues of books by Neil Gaiman.[7]

He is a member of the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame.[8] McGinnis is the subject of a documentary film, Robert McGinnis: Painting the Last Rose of Summer, by Paul Jilbert.[3]

References

Sources

• Fenner, Cathy; Fenner, Arnie (2000). Tapestry: The Paintings of Robert McGinnis. Underwood Books. ISBN 978-1-887424-56-1.
• Scott, Art; McGinnis, Robert E.; Dr Wallace Maynard (2001). The Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis: A Complete Listing of the 1,068 Titles and 1,432 Editions of the Paperback Cover Illustrations of Robert McGinnis. ISBN 978-0-9666776-4-5.
• McGinnis, Robert E.; Scott, Art (2014). The Art of Robert E. McGinnis. Titan Books. ISBN 9781781162170.

External links

• Robert E. McGinnis Gallery
• McGinnis – American Art Archives
• Collection of McGinnis paperback covers at Flickr

На других языках

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[de] Robert McGinnis

Robert McGinnis (* 3. Februar 1926) ist ein US-amerikanischer Künstler und Illustrator. McGinnis ist für seine Illustrationen von mehr als 1200 Paperback-Buchumschlägen[1] und über 40 Filmplakaten, einschließlich "Frühstück bei Tiffany" (sein erstes Filmplakat)[2], "Barbarella", sowie mehrere James Bond und Matt Helm-Filme[3] bekannt.

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- [en] Robert McGinnis

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[fr] Robert McGinnis

Robert McGinnis, né le 3 février 1926 à Cincinnati, est un peintre et illustrateur américain.

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[ru] Макгиннис, Роберт

Роберт Эдвард МакГиннис (англ. Robert Edward McGinnis, 3 февраля 1926 года, Цинциннати, Огайо, США) — американский художник и иллюстратор. Проиллюстрировал более чем 1200 обложек книг и более 40 постеров к фильмам, включая «Завтрак у Тиффани» (1961), «Барбарелла» (1968)[1] и несколько фильмов о Джеймсе Бонде[2] и Мэтте Хелме. Является членом Зала славы Общества иллюстраторов c 1993 года.

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