JOHN RUSSELL FULTON (b.1896) . Original Magazine Cover Art . Blue Book, January, 1951 . "These United States... XLVII --... (Total: 3 items Item)

Description

JOHN RUSSELL FULTON (b.1896)
Original Magazine Cover Art
Blue Book, January, 1951
"These United States... XLVII -- Connecticut"
Oil on canvas
23in. x 35in. (sight size)
Not signed
Provenance: Morris Weiss collection

John Russell Fulton was primarily associated with two periodicals, Redbook and Blue Book, where he excelled at vigorous adventure illustrations, much in the manner of Harvey Dunn. He also worked as a newspaper artist on the Wichita Beacon, the Kansas City Star and the Chicago Tribune.
A tearsheet of the printed cover is included with this lot, as well as a photocopy of the illustration, as it was printed above an article.

Keywords: historical, adventure, illustration. pulp, oil, painting, Dunn

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