"In the early '50s he did some paperback covers for Pocket Books, specializing in action scenes."
Not mentioned is that McDermott can lay claim to having illustrated the cover of one of the 20th century's most memorable pop culture tomes...
... or McDermott's dynamic graphic experimentation, which he began incorporating into covers he illustrated in the mid-'50s.
In fact, John McDermott continued illustrating paperback covers well into the mid-'60s...
... and continued experimenting with a variety of impactful graphic techniques that gave his work a thoroughly contemporary (for the times) look.
While paperback cover art will never be more than a footnote in John McDermott's diverse, prolific career, its certainly worthy of an appreciative glance...
... and, I think, a great way to finish up this week!
* many thanks to Flickr friends U.K. Vintage, John McClaverty and severance_23, who provided all of today's scans.
Thanks for all the research and an interesting subject. I had never heard of McDermott until now but his art and story have impressed me. He sounds like my kind of guy.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Joel - I'm very glad you enjoyed this series and thanks for commenting :^)
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