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The Enemy of My Enemy

Location: Richard Powers
Artist: Richard Powers (Painter)

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Location: Richard Powers
Title: The Enemy of My Enemy*
Artist:  Richard Powers (Painter)
Media Type: Paint - Acrylic
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 231
Likes on CAF: 2
Comments: 3
Added to Site: 11/20/2024

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Cover art for the Avram Davidson book The Enemy of My Enemy (Berkley Medallion, 1966). Although I haven't read the book, I believe the three "strata" depicted in the illustration represent the three main cultures in the story. Ironically, the publisher totally cropped out the bottom "underworld" portion of the art. Thankfully Powers did not cut it off of the actual art!

14 x 12

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Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
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Posted On 11/20/2024

A transformative decade as science, society, and psychology asked questions to move mankind forward.  The imaginations of where humanity could be in relation to our place in the universe were debated even as war would put us on the brink of destruction.  

artless artmore Member Since 2013
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Posted On 11/20/2024

Love it!  Glad it's still intact.  Too much post-production editing of Power's originals IMO, but I'm sure the artist had his reasons

John Davis Member Since 2014
Posted On 12/23/2024

artless artmore wrote:
"  Love it!  Glad it's still intact.  Too much post-production editing of Power's originals IMO, but I'm sure the artist had his reasons
 "

Indeed, Powers was notorious for cutting up his illustration work to be used as collage elements in other work.  He would also cut the tops off of certain illustrations he thought had value but needed improved composition for display (since a lot of cover illustrations have "blank spots" on the upper third to allow for titles).