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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
Hugh Ward - Artist Info
About Hugh Ward: Keywords
Keywords (10)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Female Figure and/or Portrait Specialty
- •Pulp Fiction Illustrator
