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Ed Lafferty

A behind-the-scenes look at a Hollywood dramatization of space travelers exploring the surface of the moon, this this gouache cover painting by Ed Lafferty appeared on the cover of the May, 1950 edition of Popular Mechanics. The scene illustrates an interior story that investigates how close scientists were in 1950 to manned space flight and dissects the accuracy (or lack thereof) of Pal Productions film “Destination Moon.”

Rocket to the Moon

Artist: Ed Lafferty

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Ed Lafferty, Popular Mechanics
Added to Gallery: December 12, 2021

  An eerie underwater view of two Navy Frogman divers, this gouache cover painting by Ed Lafferty appeared on the cover of the August, 1951 edition of Popular Mechanics. The scene illustrates an interior story that showcases the groundbreaking movie set design work of Louis Witte, Hollywood’s “ace authority on celluloid warfare.”     Handsomely matted and […]

Navy Frog Men Scuba Scene

Artist: Ed Lafferty

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Ed Lafferty, magazine cover, navy, Popular Mechanics, scuba
Added to Gallery: November 29, 2014

 

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