- Photo Number:
- 00086
- Size:
- 16" x 19.5"
- Category:
- Comic Art, Paintings
- Artist:
- St. John, James Allen
- Medium:
- gouache
- Description:
- Original cover art for Mystic Magazine (Nov. 1953) Father Time and a fellow traveler, a young reaper, travel through the spaceways toward planet Earth. What tidings do they bring? The Mystic Magazine cover blurb reveals all: "The Hidden Kingdom: The Secret Rulers of Earth and the Coming Armageddon." The Society of Illustrators elected St. John into their Hall of Fame, and recognized his place in illustration's history, "James Allen St. John (1872 - 1957) is an artist whose vision will long endure in the annals of fantastic illustration. His work set the spirit and rhythm for the important science fiction sub-genre of heroic fantasy illustration. St. John was born in Chicago, studied in Paris, Belgium and Holland and worked for most of his illustration career in Chicago. Among his most active clients was the A.C. McClurg Company for which he illustrated many of the fantastic adventure novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs. In addition, he contributed to Weird Tales, Magic Carpet, Amazing Stories, Fate and Other Worlds. At the same time, St. John devoted some of his energies to teaching; first at the Art Institute of Chicago and later at the American Academy of Art. St. John's romantic flair and vigorous painting style was the perfect visual counterpart to the adventure-driven stories of an earlier era when science fiction was mainly read by adolescent males." The image area of the mixed media on board painting measures approximately 16" x 19.5". The painting was signed by St. John in the upper left corner, and the art is in Excellent condition. (Heritage Galleries description) (Item 00086)
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