J. Allen St. John

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Frontispiece to 1905 edition of The Face in the Pool, written and illustrated by J. Allen St. John, published by A.C. McClurg & Co.

James Allen St. John (October 1, 1872 – May 23, 1957) was an American author, artist and illustrator. He is especially remembered for his illustrations for the novels of

American Academy of Art. He is considered by many to be 'The Godfather of Modern Fantasy Art'. His most famous disciples were Roy Krenkel and Frank Frazetta,[1]
the latter of whom has also been styled as the grandmaster of the Genre.

St. John's artistic career began in 1898. He studied at the

A.C. McClurg & Co., although he had already produced his best-known work for this publisher back in 1905, The Face in the Pool, which he had both written and illustrated.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Heavy Metal Magazine, January 2009 p. 19
  2. ^ "James Allen St. John | The Korshak Collection". korshak. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  3. ^ "Catalog". www.pulpartists.com. Retrieved 2023-08-15.

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