Robert McGinnis (born 1926), is an American artist and illustrator. McGinnis is known for his illustrations of over 1200 paperback book covers, [1] and over 40 movie posters, including Breakfast at Tiffanys (his first film poster assignment),[2] Barbarella, and several James Bond and Matt Helm films.[3]
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Biography
Born Robert Edward McGinnis in Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in Wyoming, Ohio.
McGinnis became an apprentice at Walt Disney studios, then studied fine art at Ohio State University.[1] 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 including Edward S. Aarons, Erle Stanley Gardner, Richard S. Prather, and the Michael Shayne and Carter Brown series.[4]
McGinnis later did artwork for Ladies' Home Journal, Women's Home Companion, Good Housekeeping, TIME, Argosy, Guideposts, and The Saturday Evening Post.[4]
He was main title designer for The Hallelujah Trail (1965).[5]
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.[2]
In 1985 McGinnis was awarded the title of "Romantic Artist of the Year" by Romantic Times magazine for his many romance novel paperback covers.[1]
Since 2004, McGinnis has created cover illustrations for the Hard Case Crime paperback series.
He is a member of the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame.[6] McGinnis is the subject of a documentary film, Robert McGinnis: Painting the Last Rose of Summer, by Paul Jilbert.[2]
References and footnotes
- ^ a b c Biography: McGinnis, Robert. - Cavalier Galleries
- ^ a b c Jilbert, Paul. - Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s: New DVD Documentary on Legendary Movie Poster Artist Robert McGinnis". - Cinema Retro. - May 13, 2008
- ^ Nourmand, Tony, (2001). - James Bond Movie Posters: The Official 007 Collection. - London: Boxtree. - ISBN 9780752220178
- ^ a b Virtual Pin-ups Art Gallery: artist Robert McGinnis/9. - ImageNETion
- ^ Robert McGinnis. - IMDb
- ^ Hall of Fame. - Society of Illustrators
Further reading
- Fenner, Artie, and Cathy Fenner, (2000). - Tapestry: The Paintings of Robert McGinnis. - Underwood Books. - London: Hi Marketing . - ISBN 9781887424561
- Scott, Art, (2001). - Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis. - Boston: Pond Press. - ISBN 9780966677645
External links
- Robert E. McGinnis Gallery - (website temporarily retired)
- McGinnis - American Art Archives
- Virtual Pin-ups Art Gallery: artist Robert McGinnis/4 - ImageNETion
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