Graves Gladney

Graves Gladney
Born James Francis Graves Gladney
(1907-12-11)December 11, 1907
St. Louis
Died March 24, 1976(1976-03-24) (aged 68)
St. Louis
Nationality American
Education
Known for pulp magazine covers

James Francis Graves Gladney (1907–1976) was an illustrator known for his cover paintings for Street & Smith pulp magazines, especially The Shadow. He was a keen big game hunter and trap shooter and so, being a marksman, he served as a gunnery instructor in World War 2. Posted to the 82nd Airborne Division, he made airborne landings during the Normandy invasion and Operation Market Garden.[1][2] He was, at his death, professor of fine arts at Washington University in St. Louis.[3] The original oil painting of his January 1941 cover for The Shadow was exhibited at the university's Olin Business School.[3] This was from his main period of activity for The Shadow, producing all the covers from April 1939 to the end of 1941.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hinman, Kristen (6 February 2008), "7-Up vs. Coke", River Front Times
  2. ↑ Saunders, David (2009), "Graves Gladney", Field Guide To Wild American Pulp Artists
  3. 1 2 3 Janet Kelley, ed. (18 November 1976), "Pulps displayed at Olin", WU Record, Book 59: 3



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