"jim rozen" wrote in message
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In article , Ed Huntress says...

"The dust jacket of this first novel nearly sums it up: a storm
trooper-like
American federal agent holds an automatic weapon to the throat of a
semi-naked, buxom young woman as a giant copy of the Constitution burns
in
the background."

So-called "Good Girl Art" which graced many a pulp magazine
and dime store novel, example:


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The artist in question was well-known for drawing buxom young lasses
in peril. He was without a doubt the quietest, kindest, most
conservative church-going individual. But he was good at drawing
buxom young lasses.

It used to be a good money-maker. Another one who made a lot of money doing
it, including buying a big, hundred-year-old Victorian house on Boston's
North Shore, and a couple of Benz's, is Roberts Howard. Rob is an old friend
of mine. He's an excellent fine artist, and he's written books on the
subject, but he made his money illustrating bodice-rippers. g

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Ed Huntress