The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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Hugh Ward PUBLICATIONS
1909 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1945. Known for: Illustrator, pulp action, females.
Hugh J. Ward is primarily known for the "Spicy" cover art he did for pulp magazines. His paintings for these covers almost always portrayed a beautiful woman (often modeled by his lovely wife Viola)... Read full biography
Hugh J. Ward is primarily known for the "Spicy" cover art he did for pulp magazines. His paintings for these covers almost always portrayed a beautiful woman (often modeled by his lovely wife Viola) fleeing for her life from a thug or some fiendish monster or another, sometimes in little more than... Read full biography
Hugh J. Ward is primarily known for the "Spicy" cover art he did for pulp magazines. His paintings for these covers almost always portrayed a beautiful woman (often modeled by his lovely wife Viola) fleeing for her life from a thug or some fiendish monster or another, sometimes in little more than her under garments! . Ward was born Hugh Joseph Ward (commonly referred to as H. J. Ward) on March 8, 1909 in South Philadelphia, the youngest of eight children. He attended the Philadelphia College... Read full biography
Hugh J. Ward is primarily known for the "Spicy" cover art he did for pulp magazines. His paintings for these covers almost always portrayed a beautiful woman (often modeled by his lovely wife Viola) fleeing for her life from a thug or some fiendish monster or another, sometimes in little more than her under garments! . Ward was born Hugh Joseph Ward (commonly referred to as H. J. Ward) on March 8, 1909 in South Philadelphia, the youngest of eight children. He attended the Philadelphia College of Art. In the early 1930s he started a career doing cover art for pulp magazines most notably "the Spicy Pulps." These magazines covers depicted the usual genres of Detective, Horror, Mystery, Science-Fiction, Western, etc. The original paintings... Read full biography
Hugh J. Ward is primarily known for the "Spicy" cover art he did for pulp magazines. His paintings for these covers almost always portrayed a beautiful woman (often modeled by his lovely wife Viola) fleeing for her life from a thug or some fiendish monster or another, sometimes in little more than her under garments! . Ward was born Hugh Joseph Ward (commonly referred to as H. J. Ward) on March 8, 1909 in South Philadelphia, the youngest of eight children. He attended the Philadelphia College of Art. In the early 1930s he started a career doing cover art for pulp magazines most notably "the Spicy Pulps." These magazines covers depicted the usual genres of Detective, Horror, Mystery, Science-Fiction, Western, etc. The original paintings that were done for these covers are primarily in oil on stretched canvas usually 24" x 30". Ward's prolific life was cut short. On February 7... Read full biography
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Uncovered The Hidden Art of the Girlie Pulps
2003Ellis, Doug200 pages (color)The Classic Era of American Pulp Magazines
2000Haining, Peter224 pages (color)Pulp Culture The Art of Fiction Magazines
1998Robinson, Frank/L Davidson204 pages (color)Pulp Art: Original Cover Paintings for the Great Pulp Magazines
1997Lesser, Robert183 pages (color)Rivals of Rockwell (Liberty Magazine illustrators)
1992Roettiger, Dorye120 pages (color)The Pulps: Fifty Years of American Pop Culture
1970Goodstone, Tony (editor)239 pages (color)