Harold W. McCauley (American, 1913-1977). Mr. Yellow-Jacket, Other Worlds Science Stories pulp magazine cover, June-July...

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Harold W. McCauley (American, 1913-1977)
Mr. Yellow-Jacket, Other Worlds Science Stories pulp magazine cover, June-July 1951
Oil on canvasboard
24 x 18 inches (61.0 x 45.7 cm)
Not signed

The Frank Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy Art

EXHIBITED:
MagiCon, Orlando, Florida "50th World Science Fiction Convention," September 3, 1992-September 7, 1992.

A hornet with human features and devilish intentions menaces a blue-eyed brunette in this classic example by Harold McCauley. Created as the cover for the pulp magazine Other Worlds Science Stories and illustrating the story "Mr. Yellow-Jacket" by editor Ray Palmer, this is a tremendous example of the fantastic imagination for which McCauley is justifiably renowned.

The present work appears as a color plate on page 9 of The Frank Collection: A Showcase of the World's Finest Fantastic Art by Jane Frank (Sterling Pub., 1999).


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