Rudolph Belarski (1900-1983), noted for "pulp fiction" and paperback detective images, was said to be "the perfect paperback artist" in the mid 1950s by art editor Ken Stuart, of The Saturday Evening... Read full biography
Rudolph Belarski (1900-1983), noted for "pulp fiction" and paperback detective images, was said to be "the perfect paperback artist" in the mid 1950s by art editor Ken Stuart, of The Saturday Evening Post. Belarski was fast, could produce a cover overnight, did 'idea pictures', which had symbols in... Read full biography
Rudolph Belarski (1900-1983), noted for "pulp fiction" and paperback detective images, was said to be "the perfect paperback artist" in the mid 1950s by art editor Ken Stuart, of The Saturday Evening Post. Belarski was fast, could produce a cover overnight, did 'idea pictures', which had symbols in the background such as angels when a plane crash was shown, and numerous action-packed black and white interior illustrations with gouache. Belarski's illustration career began in the 1920s, with the... Read full biography
Rudolph Belarski (1900-1983), noted for "pulp fiction" and paperback detective images, was said to be "the perfect paperback artist" in the mid 1950s by art editor Ken Stuart, of The Saturday Evening Post. Belarski was fast, could produce a cover overnight, did 'idea pictures', which had symbols in the background such as angels when a plane crash was shown, and numerous action-packed black and white interior illustrations with gouache. Belarski's illustration career began in the 1920s, with the pioneering days of American aviation and work he did for the publication called Wings. His best-remembered subjects, however, came along with the crime story fascination in the 1930s as portrayed in the detective magazine Black Mask: voluptuous... Read full biography
Rudolph Belarski (1900-1983), noted for "pulp fiction" and paperback detective images, was said to be "the perfect paperback artist" in the mid 1950s by art editor Ken Stuart, of The Saturday Evening Post. Belarski was fast, could produce a cover overnight, did 'idea pictures', which had symbols in the background such as angels when a plane crash was shown, and numerous action-packed black and white interior illustrations with gouache. Belarski's illustration career began in the 1920s, with the pioneering days of American aviation and work he did for the publication called Wings. His best-remembered subjects, however, came along with the crime story fascination in the 1930s as portrayed in the detective magazine Black Mask: voluptuous dames in distress mixing it up with square-jawed detectives and thugs. His science... Read full biography
Rudolph Belarski - Artist Info
About Rudolph Belarski: Books
Books & Publications (12)
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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
Belarski: Pulp Art Masters
2003
Gunnison, John P
112 pages (color)
Pulp Art: Vamps, Villains, and Victors from the Robert Lesser Collection (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Pasternak, Anne
192 pages (color)
The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001
Reed, Walt
452 pages (color)
The Classic Era of American Pulp Magazines
2000
Haining, Peter
224 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Pulp Culture The Art of Fiction Magazines
1998
Robinson, Frank/L Davidson
204 pages (color)
Pulp Art: Original Cover Paintings for the Great Pulp Magazines
1997
Lesser, Robert
183 pages (color)
Rivals of Rockwell (Liberty Magazine illustrators)