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Private Detective

A lurid, action filled, original pulp cover oil on canvas by Harry Lemon Parkhurst / H. L. Parkhurst, one of the premier artists creating spicy pulp imagery for Culture Publications during the 1930s – 40s. This work illustrates “It’s Your Funeral” by Robert A. Garron and was used as the cover for the June 1941 issue of Private Detective. Surviving pulp paintings for this title and by this artist are scarce and this painting has it all; action, danger, drama, menace and movement.

It’s Your Funeral

Artist: H. L. Parkhurst

Filed Under: Paperback & Pulp Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, circus, damsel in distress, H. L. Parkhurst, menace, nude, Private Detective, pulp, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: November 9, 2010

 

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