Samson pollen

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Samson Pollen (born March 19, 1931 in New York City ; † December 4, 2018 there ) was an American draftsman, who became known for his pin-up drawings.

Pollen grew up in the Bronx ; Pollen's family moved to Brooklyn when he was 12 . He studied at the prestigious National Academy Museum and School in Manhattan and learned under the then Dean Charles Louis Hinton . After graduating, Pollen completed an apprenticeship in an art studio. During the Korean War , Pollen was stationed with the United States Coast Guard . Here he made the first illustrations for the official military magazine.

Pollen has created numerous covers and interior illustrations for pulp magazines , paperbacks, magazines and men's magazines such as Men's Adventure Magazine, in which he illustrated stories by Evan Hunter , Mario Puzo , Richard Wright and Donald Westlake .

literature

  • Pollen's Women: The Art of Samson Pollen (Men's Adventure Library, Volume 7), New Texture, 2018, ISBN 978-1943444212
  • Pollen's Action: The Art of Samson Pollen (Men's Adventure Library) New Texture, 2019, ISBN 978-1943444205

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pollen's Action: The Art of Samson Pollen, 2019, ISBN 978-1943444205 , page 3
  2. ↑ Pollen's Action: The Art Of Samson Pollen - a new book showcasing his men's adventure magazine artwork (English) January 17, 2019
  3. ↑ Pollen's Action book preview , Issuu , January 4, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Pollen, samson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH 4th December 2018
Place of death New York City