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The Miracle Of Ronald Weems

Artist:Harold McCauley
Date:1955
Medium:Oil on Canvasboard
Dimensions:Sight size 21" x 29" Framed 34 1/2" x 43"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Cover for Imaginative Tales, May 1955
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The illustration as it appeared as the cover of Imaginative Tales - May, 1955
The illustration as it appeared as the cover of Imaginative Tales – May, 1955

A jovial, large format oil painting by Harold H.W. McCauley which appeared as the May 1955 cover of Imaginative Tales, a Greenleaf Publishing title. The image is a whimsical self-portrait, the artist appears as the 1950s everyman enjoying a night on the town after a hard day’s work. His wife sits atop his shoulders–a classic “Mac girl” pin-up bombshell getting the ride of her life while holding a martini and offering the viewer a sly wink.

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The image illustrates the title story “The Miracle of Ronald Weems,” a farcical Robert Bloch tale of a science-minded brassiere salesman who invents a cocktail that literally gets him flying high. In all regards this is a soaring example of McCauley’s talent and a deftly rendered painting that even gets a rise out of the tenement buildings in the foreground, as they tilt upwards to check out the spectacle. Painting is handsomely framed under glass and in a fine state of conservation. A complete high grade copy of the published pulp magazine is included in the sale.

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Framed and matted under glass view
Framed and matted under glass view

The Miracle Of Ronald Weems

Artist: Harold McCauley

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, fantasy, Golden Age, Harold McCauley, Imaginative Tales, magazine cover, original cover art, original illustration art, pin up, pulp, risque, Robert Bloch
Added to Gallery: May 25, 2016

 

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