Savage Art: 20th Century Genre and the Artists that Defined It Hardcover – November 1, 2010

Very nice but not the best of this type of book. Goes some into the history of pulp magazines in the text section. I recognized some of the works as Doc Savage, Tarzan, and The Shadow. The images are full page and beautiful. They have the name of the artist, but they do not have the name of the magazine in which the appeared and they do not state which story and characters they illustrate. Other than that, highly recommended.

There are some really spectacular pieces in this but I agree with the other reviewer that there isn't enough documentation. The forward is well-written and informative. It briefly discusses the background of the popular dime-novels for which these paintings and illustrations were created. The forward has some examples of actual novels, but for the most part, this book contains just the underlying works of art and has no real additional info.I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the discount, but on the spine (jacket and book) the title is miswritten "Savages Art" instead of "Savage Art." If this were a $30 or even $20, I would have given it maybe two stars. At $11, it's definitely worth having in the pile of art books on the coffee table.

This book consists of a hundred pulp magazine cover paintings, without titles. The paintings are wonderful for anyone who is a fan of the pulps, and the introduction by Frank R. Robinson is satisfyingly knowledgeable. However, for each of the hundred full-page paintings, there is no information given except for the artist's name, in tiny print, on the inside margin of each page. I would have liked to see the magazine title, date, and title and author of the story being illustrated, although it's possible most of the stories, despite the intriguing covers, have never been reprinted. Many of the paintings are really gorgeous. I can only regret that we don't have a book five times the size of this one.I should add that if you like this, you should also look into the wonderful, thick collection of the paintings of  Norman Saunders .

This collection of pulp illustration is beautiful. Every perfectly reproduced image get the full-page, full-color treatment. A lot of bang for a wee few bucks. This here's the best bargain you'll find in early 20th Century fantastic illustration. If you like your art books with minimal text and lots of art, here ya go!

Book arrived in perfect condition, it was exactly as advertised. Pictures are beautiful!

Great book shipped quickly.

The book could have used description, but the reproduction of the art is really something.

While this is not the most comprehensive book on the subject of pulp exploitation imagery it does offer a really nice sampling of the period's magazine cover art. After a relatively brief introduction to the genre the majority of the book is devoted to large format (full page) color illustrations from the golden days of pulp fiction publsihng. The paintings are reproduced without any of the 'cover' text that would have doubtless accompanied them at the time of their original publication - a format that helps to emphasize the artwork's 'artistic' values. All of the major themes of the pulps are represented, including nice examples of sci-fi, western, mystery, and exotic fantasy imagery. Lots of scantily clad damsels in distress are included and there are quite a few images of 'The Shadow" - for Lamont Cranston fans! This is a relatively large format book that shows off the art to good advantage... I really enjoyed it. Those looking for a little more feminine pulchritude should also check out the 'companion' volume "Shameless Art" which celebrates the female form in period Pin-up and pulp cover formats.