Authentic Vintage Midcentury Signed Rafael Astarita Framed Print 146/250

Description: •RARE Midcentury Signed ORIGINAL Rafael Astarita Framed Print• 146/250 •Matted and Framed• RAFAEL ASTARITA ORIGINAL COLOR LITHOGRAPH PENCIL SIGNED AT LOWER RIGHT, PENCIL NUMBERED AT LOWER LEFT. Frame Dimensions: 29” x 25 1/2” Print Dimensions: 18 1/2” x 14 1/2” About Rafael Astarita from https://www.pulpartists.com/Astarita.html : Astarita’s illustrations appeared in pulp magazines produced by Fiction House, such as Jungle Stories, Lariat Stories, and Planet Stories. His work also appeared in pulp magazines published by Ned Pines, such as Startling Stories and Thrilling Wonder. In 1947 Rafael Astarita became Art Director at Ned Pine's Standard Comic Books. From 1950 to 1951 he worked for Avon Comics. By 1953 the publishing industry of pulps and comic books was rocked by political scandal, self-censorship, lost readership, and the growing popularity of television. Even the most successful artists were forced to find new sources of income. During the second half of the 1950s Astarita contributed illustrations to a juvenile reference work, The Picture World Encyclopedia, published by the F. M. Charlton Company. According to advertising, this was the "first truly modern picture book encyclopedia specially written for children 6 to 16 and offered at fifty cents for each of the 12 volumes. There's never been an encyclopedia so easy to understand, so thrillingly presented, so up-to-the-minute with the very latest facts! No long wordy explanations. No dull, confusing language. The Picture World Encyclopedia informs in a bright, lively way. Every subject is illustrated in full color, with over 6,000 pictures in all!" This ambitious project took five years to complete and included illustrations by many artists, such as Paul Jepsen, Gene Fawcette, Robert Jenney, Ric Estrada, and Bob Powell. In 1954 he designed sets for The Tom Corbett Space Cadet TV Show. In 1956 he opened an advertising art agency called "Astarita Associates" at 145 East 49th Street in Manhattan. By 1958 he had closed his ad agency and accepted a job as art director at the advertising firm, Rossman Productions, which produced slide-shows and film-strips for sales presentations.

Price: 160 USD

Location: Greenville, South Carolina

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