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9.23. Ellery Queen

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Artwork Details

Title:	9.23. Ellery Queen
Artist:	unknown (Painter)
Media Type:	Paint - Acrylic
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS in upcoming exhibit
Views:	1,888
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	9/24/2006
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Description

This piece is notable for a number of reasons. First Ellery Queen's novel the Adventures of the Scarlet letter is about a frumpy 40 year old woman whose middle life crisis affair implicates her as a possible suspect in a series of murders. She of course is depicted on the cover by the ice blonde in the tight capri pants in the quintessential paperback bait and switch cover strategy that in the 1950's put nudes on the covers of biblical epics! This is one of those covers in which you can't tell if it is a mystery a romance or a modern day novel of suburban sex.
We are still trying to identify the artist for this piece as it is only signed Rich and the biographer of Richard Powers does not show it in his list of sold covers.

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	George Hagenauer ( 11 ) Premium Gallery Owner
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JOE JUSKO
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/14/2007

Wonderful, wonderful example of 60's paperback art!!

Tim Underhill
Member Since 2011

Posted on 3/4/2011

That does NOT appear to be Richard Powers' signature!

George Hagenauer
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/4/2011

Powers though is credited with a series of Ellery Queen paperback covers during this time all done in a different style than his sci fi work (or his earleir kids paper back work) I beleive others are signed Rich

Tim Underhill
Member Since 2011

Posted on 3/5/2011

At the risk of sounding pedantic, let me say that when you refer to "a series" of Ellery Queen covers, you actually mean "A Calendar of Crime" (the only Powers / Ellery Queen pbk I can think of) then even that single book is not signed "Rich". Furthermore, I have NEVER seen any Powers art signed just plain "Rich" (and I've been around the block with good ol' Laz/Org! I guess anything's possible, but I don't think the artwork shown is RMP. Anyone else with an opinion?

Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012

Posted on 1/1/2024

During a midlife crisis, the white-haired man cruising in his Corvette doesn't see himself as a white-haired old man, but as a young man cruising to the drive-in to pick up girls. This cover depicts how the 40-year-old frump pictures herself during her midlife crisis.

Great painting.

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