ROBERT McGINNIS
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										Brett Halliday, Heads You Lose. Dell #3515. It has been said, not entirely in jest, that no artist paints better knees than McGinnis.
			From 1956, in addition to his work for Dell, he free-lanced to other paperback houses. His work could be found where ever mysteries were published, Fawcett, Popular Library, Avon, and others. By the early sixties his fame was established and his work in high demand. Eventually he illustrated over 1,000 covers with the emphasis on mysteries and romances. Success in the paperback world allowed him to branch into other art fields. He did illustrations for magazines such as Saturday Evening Post and various women's publications. His importance was established in the pop-art world---and among later collectors---when he provided the poster illustrations for the first James Bond movies. In this aspect alone, with his artsy images of long-legged Bond girls, his influence has been enormous. It was re-affirmed when he created the famous art posters for the movie "Barbarella", with a long- legged Jane Fonda posed in a space- age leather-like bikini. In 1985 he was named Romantic Artist of the Year for his romance covers, and in 1993 he was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. Last heard, McGinnis was still active with the brush. He has his own web- site at mcginnis paintings.com, where additional biographical material can be found.
									Brett Halliday, Bodies are Where You Find Them. Dell D327
											Brett Halliday, Mum's the Word for Murder, Dell #5918. Most of McGinnis' work was similar to this effort, the isolated woman, usually with long legs exposed, in a meditative mood. Backgrounds were usually dark, mysterious places.