From Art Scott: Master paperback cover artist Robert Maguire passed away on February 26th, age 83, in New Jersey. He painted hundreds of classic mystery covers for Signet, Dell, Ace, Avon and others from the 1950's through the '80s. Maguire and his contemporary Robert McGinnis (happily still with us and still painting) defined the sexy/glamour look of paperback crime fiction in the '60s and '70s. Maguire followed the market into romance in the '80s, though he still did occasional mystery covers, including a series of Christie titles for Pocket Books. He also crossed over into the realm of sixties "sleaze". His covers on lesbian titles for Midwood (many of them written by Larry Block and Don Westlake) have achieved iconic status. Maguire's work was profiled by Gary Lovisi in Illustration Magazine #3. His daughter Lynn Maguire is offering quality prints of his work (including some shot from classic Signet originals just recently unearthed in an amazing warehouse find) at ramaguirecoverart.com.
This link will take you directly to the cover art gallery.
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