Robert McGinnis

Robert McGinnis

Robert McGinnis (born 1926), is an American artist and illustrator. McGinnis is known for his illustrations of over 1200 paperback book covers, Biography: [http://www.cavaliergalleries.com/artist_bio.php?artist_id=473 McGinnis, Robert] . - Cavalier Galleries] and over 40 movie posters, including "Breakfast at Tiffanys" (his first film poster assignment),Jilbert, Paul. - Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s: [http://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/archives/1896-NEW-DVD-DOCUMENTARY-ON-LEGENDARY-MOVIE-POSTER-ARTIST-ROBERT-MCGINNIS.html New DVD Documentary on Legendary Movie Poster Artist Robert McGinnis"] . - Cinema Retro. - May 13, 2008] "Barbarella", and several "James Bond" and "Matt Helm" films.Nourmand, Tony, (2001). - James Bond Movie Posters: The Official 007 Collection". - London: Boxtree. - ISBN 9780752220178]

Biography

Born Robert Edward McGinnis in Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in Wyoming, Ohio.

McGinnis became an apprentice at Walt Disney studios, then studied fine art at Ohio State University. After wartime service in the Merchant Marine he entered advertising and a chance meeting with Mitchell Hooks in 1958 led him to be introduced to Dell Publishing began a career drawing a variety of paperback covers including Edward S. Aarons, Erle Stanley Gardner, Richard S. Prather, and the Michael Shayne and Carter Brown series. [http://www.imagenetion.org/0/rmcginnis9.htm Virtual Pin-ups Art Gallery: artist Robert McGinnis/9] . - ImageNETion]

McGuinnis later did artwork for "Ladies' Home Journal", "Women's Home Companion", "Good Housekeeping", "TIME", "Argosy", "Guideposts", and "The Saturday Evening Post".

He was main title designer for "The Hallelujah Trail" (1965). [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569370/ Robert McGinnis] . - IMDb]

McGinnis's attention to detail was such that when he was assigned to do the artwork for "Arabesque" he requested Sophia Loren's tiger stripe dress be sent for him for a model to wear so he could get the right appearance.

In 1985 McGinnis was awarded the title of "Romantic Artist of the Year" by "Romantic Times" magazine for his many romance novel paperback covers.

Since 2004, McGinnis has created cover illustrations for the Hard Case Crime paperback series.

He is a member of the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. [ [http://societyillustrators.org/honors/hof/index.cms Hall of Fame] . - Society of Illustrators] McGinnis is the subject of a documentary film, "Robert McGinnis: Painting the Last Rose of Summer", by Paul Jilbert.

References and footnotes

Further reading

*Fenner, Artie, and Cathy Fenner, (2000). - "Tapestry: The Paintings of Robert McGinnis". - Underwood Books. - London: Hi Marketing . - ISBN 9781887424561
*Scott, Art, (2001). - "Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis". - Boston: Pond Press. - ISBN 9780966677645

External links

* [http://www.mcginnispaintings.com/ Robert E. McGinnis Gallery] - (website temporarily retired)
* [http://www.americanartarchives.com/mcginnis.htm McGinnis] - American Art Archives
* [http://www.imagenetion.org/0/rmcginnis4.htm Virtual Pin-ups Art Gallery: artist Robert McGinnis/4] - ImageNETion


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