The following, submitted June 2002, is from Stephen Zimmerman, collector of the artist's work. Inducted into the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 1993, Robert McGinnis, for two generations... Read full biography
The following, submitted June 2002, is from Stephen Zimmerman, collector of the artist's work. Inducted into the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 1993, Robert McGinnis, for two generations has interpreted the story lines and mythical characters of such authors as Erle Stanley Gardner,... Read full biography
The following, submitted June 2002, is from Stephen Zimmerman, collector of the artist's work. Inducted into the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 1993, Robert McGinnis, for two generations has interpreted the story lines and mythical characters of such authors as Erle Stanley Gardner, Carter Brown and John D. MacDonald. McGinnis' favorite medium is egg tempera, and like Andrew Wyeth, uses its unique qualities to create narrative compositions. McGinnis was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in... Read full biography
The following, submitted June 2002, is from Stephen Zimmerman, collector of the artist's work. Inducted into the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 1993, Robert McGinnis, for two generations has interpreted the story lines and mythical characters of such authors as Erle Stanley Gardner, Carter Brown and John D. MacDonald. McGinnis' favorite medium is egg tempera, and like Andrew Wyeth, uses its unique qualities to create narrative compositions. McGinnis was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1926 and grew up in Wyoming, Ohio. Despite a lifetime of residence in the East and principally in Connecticut where he still resides, his roots in Midwestern conservatism and rural depression Ohio are invariably traceable in his fine art. Influenced by... Read full biography
The following, submitted June 2002, is from Stephen Zimmerman, collector of the artist's work. Inducted into the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 1993, Robert McGinnis, for two generations has interpreted the story lines and mythical characters of such authors as Erle Stanley Gardner, Carter Brown and John D. MacDonald. McGinnis' favorite medium is egg tempera, and like Andrew Wyeth, uses its unique qualities to create narrative compositions. McGinnis was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1926 and grew up in Wyoming, Ohio. Despite a lifetime of residence in the East and principally in Connecticut where he still resides, his roots in Midwestern conservatism and rural depression Ohio are invariably traceable in his fine art. Influenced by his Father's love of "Popeye" and other cartoons and the urging of a sixth grade teach, Robert McGinnis got his first tast... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (11)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis
2002
Scott, A. and Maynard, W.
0 pages
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition
2001
Editors, Art of the West
88 pages (color)
The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001
Reed, Walt
452 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
The Red Book Western American Price Index
1993
Southwest Art
126 pages
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration