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Earle K. Bergey (August 26, 1901 – September 30, 1952) was an American artist and illustrator who painted cover art for thousands of pulp fiction magazines and paperback books. One of the most prolific pulp fiction artists of the 20th century, Bergey is recognized for creating, at the height of his career in 1948, the iconic cover of Anita Loos's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1925) for Popular Library.

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  • Earle K. Bergey (August 26, 1901 – September 30, 1952) was an American artist and illustrator who painted cover art for thousands of pulp fiction magazines and paperback books. One of the most prolific pulp fiction artists of the 20th century, Bergey is recognized for creating, at the height of his career in 1948, the iconic cover of Anita Loos's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1925) for Popular Library. Bergey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to A. Frank and Ella Kulp Bergey. He attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1921 to 1926. He initially went to work in the art departments of Philadelphia newspapers including Public Ledger, and he drew the comic strip Deb Days in 1927 for the Public Ledger Syndicate. Early in his career, Bergey contributed many covers to the pulp magazines of publisher Fiction House. By the mid-1930s, Bergey made a home and studio in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and he married in 1935. In the late 1940s, he also started to sell cover illustrations to the rapidly expanding paperback book industry. Bergey died suddenly and unexpectedly on September 30, 1952 in New Hope, Pennsylvania with family at his side. Cause of death according to his death certificate was acute coronary thrombosis due to coronary artery disease. (en)
  • Earle K. Bergey (26 de agosto de 1901 – 30 de septiembre de 1952) fue un artista e ilustrador estadounidense que pintó portadas para miles de revistas de ficción pulp y libros de bolsillo.​ Uno de los más prolíficos artistas de ficción pulp del siglo XX, Bergey es reconocido por crear la icónica cubierta de la reedición de Los caballeros las prefieren rubias para Popular Books en 1948, en la cumbre de su carrera. Bergey nació en Filadelfia, Pensilvania de A. Frank y Ella Kulp Bergey. Asistió a la Academia de Pensilvania de Bellas artes de 1921 a 1926, terminando los estudios formales en la Academia en la primavera de 1926. Inicialmente trabajó en los departamentos de arte de numerosos diarios de Filadelfia incluyendo el Public Ledger, y dibujó la historieta Deb Days en 1927.​ A lo largo de su carrera, Bergey contribuyó con muchas cubiertas a las revistas pulp de la editorial Fiction House.​ A mediados de los años 1930, Bergey hizo una casa y estudio en Bucks County, Pensilvania, y se casó en 1935. (es)
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  • Earle K. Bergey (August 26, 1901 – September 30, 1952) was an American artist and illustrator who painted cover art for thousands of pulp fiction magazines and paperback books. One of the most prolific pulp fiction artists of the 20th century, Bergey is recognized for creating, at the height of his career in 1948, the iconic cover of Anita Loos's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1925) for Popular Library. (en)
  • Earle K. Bergey (26 de agosto de 1901 – 30 de septiembre de 1952) fue un artista e ilustrador estadounidense que pintó portadas para miles de revistas de ficción pulp y libros de bolsillo.​ Uno de los más prolíficos artistas de ficción pulp del siglo XX, Bergey es reconocido por crear la icónica cubierta de la reedición de Los caballeros las prefieren rubias para Popular Books en 1948, en la cumbre de su carrera. (es)
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