The Paintings of J. Allen St. John - Grand Master of Fantasy - by Stephen D. Korshak & J. David Spurlock
12/02/2008 . Source: Jessica Martin 
Here comes US publisher Vanguard's second volume devoted to the work of J. Allen St. John. This tome concentrates on the artist's color fantasy, science-fiction and adventure paintings for novels and pulp-magazines for the likes of authors such as Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jack Williamson, Robert E Howard. Buy The Paintings of J Allen St John Grand Master of Fantasy in the USA - or Buy The Paintings of J Allen St John Grand Master of Fantasy in the UK  St. John is the original illustrator of Tarzan, John Carter of Mars (now in motion picture development by Pixar), and others. His illustrations inspired generations of later fantastic artists including Roy G. Krenkel, Jeffrey Jones and Frank Frazetta.
St. John is seen as an important illustrator of Burroughs' writings and this book is produced with the endorsement and cooperation of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.
Also featured are essays by renowned science-fiction author Jack Williamson; Danton Burroughs, Lin Carter, and illustrators Vincent Di Fate, and Frank Frazetta.
St. John began his career by studying the old master in the museums of Paris around 1880. Returning to America, his notoriety among Fine Art enthusiasts developed with recognition from the Society of American Artists and Metropolitan magazine in 1889.
The artist went on to become a professor of drawing and painting at both The American Academy of Art and the Chicago Art Institute, but his greatest notoriety came as he ventured into the colorful world of Pulp magazine and adventure book illustration.
For the readers of fantasy, science fiction and adventure, St. John surpassed the work of his contemporaries Frank Schoonover, James Montgomery Flagg, and N. C. Wyeth, and led the way for future masters, including Roy G. Krenkel, the Brothers Hildebrandt, and Frank Frazetta.
The book's out April 30th 2008 at these book coordinates: 1-887591-88-5
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