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Madonna, The Ramones, Earle Bergey…What do these things have in common?

Earle K. Bergey’s spicy pulp covers are known for their provocative, even lawless sensuality. It’s the root of their wild, jazz age, hedonistic charm.  Even eighty years later, Bergey’s art looks daring, modern, and cool.  Since more than 90% of original pulp cover artwork is thought to be lost, we were over the moon to come across two fresh-to-the-market original paintings from the heyday of the genre. That these beauties come from the collection of legendary music A & R man, Seymour Stein should come as no surprise.  Sire Records founder Stein’s sense of the moment in American culture meant he had the smarts to sign Madonna to her first record contract in 1983, and also the conviction to sign both The Ramones and The Replacements. We knew Stein had a cutting edge ear for music and it turns out the same can be said for his eye for art.

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Dream Man by Earle K. Bergey / Cover art for La Paree, October, 1935
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Seymour Stein, of Sire Records, with wife Linda, The Ramones and Iggy Pop
Full view of oil on canvas cover painting
Pep Stories Spicy Majorette by Earle K. Bergey / Cover art for Pep Stories, October, 1935

Madonna, The Ramones, Earle Bergey…What do these things have in common?

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Tagged With: 1930s, art deco, Earle K. Bergey, illustration, magazine cover, original cover art, pin up, pulp
Added to Gallery: June 3, 2015

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

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