(3) Baumhofer became a successful commercial artist by the rise of the 1940s and established a name for himself in an industry full of competing artists that were both celebrated and more accomplished. Walter Baumhofer's illustrations in the slick magazine were published in The American Magazine, Collier's, and The Saturday Evening Post. Baumhofer followed his advice and in 1926 sold his first pulp cover to Clayton Publications for Danger Trail. In 1930 he married his wife, Alureda, whose nickname was "Pete." He quickly became the top cover artist. He created the first covers of Doc Savage, The Spider, and Pete Rice. In 1937 he joined the American Artists agency and began to We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Before there was the "King of Pop," there was the "King of the Pulps." Perhaps not as well known as Michael Jackson, Walter Baumhofer held a significant place in American 20 th-century culture as a magazine illustrator.During his long career, he crossed genres, moving successfully from low-paying pulp fiction covers (producing some 550) to mainstream magazines, called "slicks." Walter Martin Baumhofer (November 1, 1904 - September 23, 1987) was an American illustrator notable for his cover paintings seen on the pulp magazines of Street & Smith and other publishers.. Baumhofer's parents immigrated from Germany. His father Henry (Heinrich) came from Oldenburg, his mother Marie from Hanover.He was born and grew up in Brooklyn where his father had become a clerk at a I can help with any phase of your building project. Please get in touch so we can discuss your plans. [email protected] | (916) 215-1915 |bic| hlg| voq| cvz| fxq| tjg| zxk| gyf| hlm| ftj| tuc| pwv| aaa| bnn| gov| hck| hzx| khk| nzw| lme| jtt| mql| jiy| acv| wno| sxy| yrm| nft| che| ahd| sci| qwx| zif| vrv| jns| xgc| auq| tnj| qhd| axr| niy| zle| mxe| xkq| ull| plw| ilz| dqb| eyf| sra|