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Gerald Gregg (January 25, 1907 – April 1, 1985) 〔(Gerald Gregg (1907-1985) Wisconsin Death Record )〕 was an American artist famous for his works on paperback novel covers. He was born in Lamar, Colorado and lived in Racine, Wisconsin, where he died.〔(Keywords and Quick Facts for Gerald Gregg )〕 Together with Robert C. Stanley, he was one of the most two prolific paperback book cover artists employed by the Dell Publishing Company for whom Gregg worked from 1943 to 1950.〔(The Artists' Blue Book (AskArt.com): Robert Stanley )〕〔(The Artists' Blue Book (AskArt.com): Gerald Gregg )〕〔(Gerald Gregg Covers )〕 He also worked for Wisconsin based Western Printing and Lithographing Company and drew comic strips and the back covers of their Little Golden Books.〔(Gerald Gregg at Vintage Paperback (Cover) Artists )〕 Gregg prepared almost all his cover work by airbrush,〔( Heller, p.70 )〕〔(Neglected Books Page-Neglected Book Mentioned In Mental Floss Magazine: ''No Crime For A Lady'' )〕 had a style which was a combination of graphic design and stylized realism and his covers were almost similar to film noir of the period.〔 ==Books== * ''Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design'', Heller, Steven, 2nd Edition, Skyhorse Publishing Inc., Allworth Press, New York, NY, 2004. * ''Paperbacks, U.S.A.: A Graphic History, 1939-1959''. Schreuders, Piet E., Blue Dolphin Enterprises-Distributed by Pacific Comics Distributors, San Diego, California, 1981. * ''The Book of Paperbacks: A Visual History Of The Paperback''. Schreuders, Piet E., Virgin Books, London, 1981 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerald Gregg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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