Robert Stanley began his career as a pulp illustrator, and in the 1950s, he became "one of the two most prolific paperback cover artists employed by the Dell Publishing Company (the other was Gerald... Read full biography
Robert Stanley began his career as a pulp illustrator, and in the 1950s, he became "one of the two most prolific paperback cover artists employed by the Dell Publishing Company (the other was Gerald Gregg)." At one time he worked on the "Kansas City Journal" and the "Star" and "Times", so he was... Read full biography
Robert Stanley began his career as a pulp illustrator, and in the 1950s, he became "one of the two most prolific paperback cover artists employed by the Dell Publishing Company (the other was Gerald Gregg)." At one time he worked on the "Kansas City Journal" and the "Star" and "Times", so he was familiar with the set-up of a print shop. Before his employment at Dell, he produced covers for paperback companies including Bantam, Lion and Signet. Working for Dell, he is credited as being a major... Read full biography
Robert Stanley began his career as a pulp illustrator, and in the 1950s, he became "one of the two most prolific paperback cover artists employed by the Dell Publishing Company (the other was Gerald Gregg)." At one time he worked on the "Kansas City Journal" and the "Star" and "Times", so he was familiar with the set-up of a print shop. Before his employment at Dell, he produced covers for paperback companies including Bantam, Lion and Signet. Working for Dell, he is credited as being a major contributor to the Dell image of the 1950s, which was action-packed illustrations of mysteries and westerns. His realism included "images of men fighting, cowboys riding, and women threatening or being threatened". Frequently he used himself and his... Read full biography
Robert Stanley began his career as a pulp illustrator, and in the 1950s, he became "one of the two most prolific paperback cover artists employed by the Dell Publishing Company (the other was Gerald Gregg)." At one time he worked on the "Kansas City Journal" and the "Star" and "Times", so he was familiar with the set-up of a print shop. Before his employment at Dell, he produced covers for paperback companies including Bantam, Lion and Signet. Working for Dell, he is credited as being a major contributor to the Dell image of the 1950s, which was action-packed illustrations of mysteries and westerns. His realism included "images of men fighting, cowboys riding, and women threatening or being threatened". Frequently he used himself and his wife Rhoda as models and occasionally used his father-in-law, Julius Rozenzweig, as well as his daughter. Stanley's wife, Rhoda,... Read full biography
Robert Stanley - Artist Info
About Robert Stanley: Books
Books & Publications (7)
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
Pulp Culture The Art of Fiction Magazines
1998
Robinson, Frank/L Davidson
204 pages (color)
Hardboiled America: Lurid Paperbacks and the Masters of Noir
1997
O'Brien, Geoffrey
0 pages (color)
Dell Paperbacks, 1942 to Mid-1962: A Catalog Index
1983
Lyles, William H
0 pages (color)
Putting Dell on the Map: A History of the Dell Paperbacks