| Gene Szafran was a prolific illustrator who was born in Detroit. He studied at The Art School of the Society of Arts & Crafts. He got his start in the Detroit studios, working on many auto advertisements and free-lance projects. Gene moved to New York City in 1967 where he produced over 75 covers for Bantam Books, New American Library, and other publishers. He did work for all of the big names in the field, including Robert Heinlein, Robert Silverberg, Ray Bradbury and Poul Anderson. The cover of Robert Silverberg's 'The Second Trip' is a sculpture done by Gene. He also did work for many magazines, including Boy's Life, Cosmopolitan, Fortune, McCall's, Penthouse and Playboy. He illustrated childrens' books, a cookbook, religious pamphlets and many record albums, including winning a Grammy in 1969 for the Rhinocerous cover. I am attempting to compile a comprehensive list of all of Gene's published work. If you have anything not shown please contact me HERE. |
| Gene Szafran |
| Thanks to Lynne Pauls Baron, Dave LeClair, Attila, Jeff Elmquist and Lisa Jaskot for their help. |