Gerald Gregg

Gerald Gregg (January 25, 1907 – April 1, 1985) ^[1] was an American artist famous for his works on paperback novel covers. He was born in Lamar, Colorado and lived in Racine, Wisconsin, where he died.^[2]

Together with Robert C. Stanley, he was one of the most two prolific paperback book cover artists employed by the Dell Publishing Company for whom Gregg worked from 1943 to 1950.^[3][4][5] He also worked for Wisconsin based Western Printing and Lithographing Company and drew comic strips and the back covers of their Little Golden Books.^[6]

Gregg prepared almost all his cover work by airbrush,^[7][8] had a style which was a combination of graphic design and stylized realism and his covers were almost similar to film noir of the period.^[8]

Books

• Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design, Heller, Steven, 2nd Edition, Skyhorse Publishing Inc., Allworth Press, New York, NY, 2004.
• Paperbacks, U.S.A.: A Graphic History, 1939-1959. Schreuders, Piet E., Blue Dolphin Enterprises-Distributed by Pacific Comics Distributors, San Diego, California, 1981.
• The Book of Paperbacks: A Visual History Of The Paperback. Schreuders, Piet E., Virgin Books, London, 1981

External links

• Biography & Works of Gerald Gregg at the "Gerald Gregg Covers"
• Gerald Gregg at PulpCovers.com
• Gerald Gregg at Golden Age Comic Book Stories
• Gerald Gregg at Vintage Paperback Artists
• Gerald Gregg at the Thrilling Detective Website: Some Great Pulp & Paperback Cover Artists
• Gerald Gregg at Vintage Romance Covers
• Several Gerald Gregg Covers
• Dell Map Back Mysteries: They Don't Make 'em Like That Anymore ! by Gary Lovisi at Mystery Scene magazine
• Neglected Books Page
• Look of Love: The Art of the Romance Novel
• Gerald Gregg Covers at PulpCovers.Com

References