Robert C. Stanley
Robert Carter Stanley Jr. (March 28, 1918 – August 12, 1996) was an American artist famous for his works on paperback novel covers. He was born in Wichita, Kansas, and died in Big Pine Key, Florida.
Also recorded as Robert Carter Stanley, Jr.
Robert C. Stanley
Kay Addams · Beacon B259 · Public domain
- Born
- 1918 · Wichita.
- Died
- 1996 · Big Pine Key.
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- United States
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- illustrator
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Robert Carter Stanley Jr. (March 28, 1918 – August 12, 1996) was an American artist famous for his works on paperback novel covers. He was born in Wichita, Kansas, and died in Big Pine Key, Florida.
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1918
Robert C. Stanley born at Wichita.
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Robert C. Stanley died at Big Pine Key.
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Stanley also worked for other important paperback book publishers such as Bantam Books and Signet Books and also worked as an artist for cover or interior artwork for magazines such as Adventure, Argosy, Redbook, Street & Smith's Western Story Magazine and The Saturday Evening Post.
• 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.
Cover of "Warped Women" by Janet Pritchard. Illustration by Robert Stanley.
Janet Pritchard · Beacon Books B121
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Max Brand · Scan of book cover
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