![]() ![]() Besides the beauty of it, I appreciate his style as it’s instantly recognizable. ![]() Perhaps he is most notorious in the genre for the three-armed heroine on the cover of Patricia Gallagher’s Castles in the Air.Įven so, one “off-looking” cover does not represent the totality of his storied career. In romance, he was prolific, creating covers for contemporaries, categories, traditional regencies, and historicals. ![]() Over nearly 50 years, Maguire painted 1,300 covers. He then passed away in 2005.Īs a commercial artist, he produced artwork for all the publishing companies–big and small. From pulps to romance, he illustrated all genres of fiction. Maguire is a legendary name when it comes to paperback covers. Happy 2022! Our first Covers of the Week for this new year features artist Robert Maguire, aka R. ![]()
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