Paul Stahr,
The American Illustrator
by Kevin Ronkko
12/22/2011
The American Illustrator, Paul Stahr is well known in particular for his pulp illustrations, though he also illustrated posters, propaganda, and magazine covers. He was also gifted as a beer brewer. He studied illustration with George Bridgman in 1905 and went on to work for a lithography company (pulpartist.com).
Here are some links to some of his works that I have found appealing.
One example of the work of Paul Stahr can be seen on this 1922 Saturday Evening Post illustration:
This illustration is clever. In the foreground is a confident, sexy, and adventurous young woman who suggests with feathers that she is ready to paint the town. In the background is a picture of on older woman who is acting as the homunculus as events unravel. The illustration is very detailed and fine.
He is most famous for his pulp illustrations. I Couldn’t help but to file a link to the Argosy “pirate of wall street” cover:
This illustration by Paul Stahr is titled “pirate of wall street” and I just had to post it, as it seems so timely. The crime novel couldn’t be more excellently represented. I’d just love to see this on a billboard while driving on the interstate.
There are many more examples of his work, but I decided to just link to two, as they are my favorites.
Work cited:
Pulp Artist. “Catalog.” Web. 6 Nov. 2011