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| Gene Szafran |
| Gene Szafran was born in Hamtramck, Michigan. He studied at the College for Creative Studies and Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, where he later taught, and was also an art instructor at the famed Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He got his start in the Detroit studios, working on auto advertisements and free-lance projects. Gene produced over 75 covers for various publishers including Bantam Books and New American Library. His work appeared on books by Robert A. Heinlein, Robert Silverberg, Ray Bradbury, Poul Anderson and many others. 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 children's books, a cookbook, religious pamphlets and many record albums, and won the 1969 Grammy for the Rhinoceros cover. If you have information on anything not shown please contact me HERE. |
| Click any image to get to the corresponding page. |
| Thanks to Lynne Pauls Baron, Dave LeClair, Attila, Jeff Elmquist, Lisa Jaskot, Ingrid Norton, Timothy Branson, Beth H. and the Wikipedia post for their help. Thanks also to all those people who took the time to scan Gene's art, and post it on the web. |
| April 11, 1941 - Jan. 8, 2011 |
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