The cat stands out for me too, as I am very fond of felines. Have four myself, all quite old now, but very loyal and affectionate.
I too have noticed that there seemed to be an over-abundance of paperbacks in the 70's dwelling on the subject of slavery in its various forms, just as the 1950's featured a lot of paperback sleaze on street gangs and juvenile delinquency.
I've always loved art and at one time wanted very much to become an illustrator like Fred, but I was too turned off by the "kind" of literature that seemed to make up the bulk of the paperback market back then (and maybe even today...I haven't looked lately). Instead, I turned to comic book art, but I've always put my cousin Fred on a pedestal and looked up to him as the one who first got me interested in art.
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Once again, there is quite alot to look at in this Pfeiffer illo. The cat always stood out for me in this one.
I guess people must have been fond of reading plantation and slave stories in the 70's.
The cat stands out for me too, as I am very fond of felines. Have four myself, all quite old now, but very loyal and affectionate.
I too have noticed that there seemed to be an over-abundance of paperbacks in the 70's dwelling on the subject of slavery in its various forms, just as the 1950's featured a lot of paperback sleaze on street gangs and juvenile delinquency.
I've always loved art and at one time wanted very much to become an illustrator like Fred, but I was too turned off by the "kind" of literature that seemed to make up the bulk of the paperback market back then (and maybe even today...I haven't looked lately). Instead, I turned to comic book art, but I've always put my cousin Fred on a pedestal and looked up to him as the one who first got me interested in art.
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