The Inspiring Story of Robert E. McGinnis: Art Scott's Biography

Stefania Vazquez: Vale totalmente la pena, las ilustraciones tienen muy buena calidad y esta muy completo, lo recomiendo 100%

Mexico on Aug 28, 2023

S. Whitten: He is very good but not what I wanted. Disappointing because I meant to get a book on J.C. Leyendecker. In some ways they are similar and this is a very nice book for fans of this artist.

United States on Jul 22, 2023

CARLOS BELTRAN: La calidad de las imágenes y el papel es de alta calidad y muestran lo más relevante de este gran artista

Mexico on Jun 08, 2023

Mister Blue: I was a bit familiar with Robert McGinnis' work. I knew he had done some of the poster artwork for the James Bond films, The Assassination Bureau and Breakfast at Tiffany's, but that's probably the extent of my knowledge. I decided to pick this book up on a whim and it didn't disappoint. Whether you appreciate art or have an interest in it as an artist, it's a worthwhile book to pick up.

Canada on Apr 01, 2023

Francesco Micheli: artista strepitoso e ovviamente il libro con le sue opere non poteva essere brutto. Lo consiglio a tutti gli appassionati di arte e film...

Italy on Jan 14, 2023

VijayRajan MVijayRajan M: Robert E McGinnis Art Book is very helpful for Cover Design, Colour & Light, Composite and his Very Beautiful Painting work each and every page.
"Amazon should package to Each Book Thick Paper cover because I know how value of this Drawing Book"

India on Aug 31, 2022

Phil Howe: Why can't more art books show large, full page images like this book does? I never buy art books now with heavy text that forces the images to be small on the page.
McGinnis was a prolific and very talented illustrator whose work was often seen on book covers for its somewhat distinctive style, or in National Geographic for his ability to capture historic scenes filled with costumed characters and lots of energy. I remember his, and a number of other talented illustrators, influence on my early commercial career. I showed the book to a few illustrator friends and they were equally excited to see a rare book on an artist/illustrator who deserves to be recognized for his exciting work that was seen by so many over the years.
There are several illustrators of exceptional design and technical ability who would be nice to see in print; pre-digital masters who could actually paint and draw extremely well. The era of magazine spreads and brilliant editorial work is long past, unfortunately. McGinnis was able to capture some of that work and did it with his own personal flare.

United States on Jun 02, 2022

Paid in Full: Graphically this book pulls no punches...vivid amazing graphics and lots of them. Well organized curation and even the slip cover of this hardbound book is done with class. Many books of big $ artists at much higher prices could learn from the way this book was created. I could go on for a bit, but if you like McGinnis' art just buy it! You will not be disappointed and I think the price is a steal.

United States on Feb 13, 2022

kikeo58: McGinnis worked in a wide range of illustration venues. Unfortunately, McGinnis came after the golden age of illustration thus a lot of his work is in the lower regarded trades, magazines, paperbacks, movie posters, etc. That takes nothing away from the quality of his work but reflects the state of the business in his day. I have seen the art of McGinnis literally everywhere in my life. He certainly is prolific and well appreciated. As you can see, he uses exaggeration to great effect. I enjoyed this retrospective.

United States on Sep 05, 2021

Jim Atherton: If readers have been followers of this remarkable illustrator for some time, they may already have a copy of "Tapestry: The Paintings of Robert McGinnis" published back in the year 2000. Such readers may be wondering if that book is entirely redundant with this one and if this one is worth having. Well, I think it is. Any career overview of this type has certain highlights that need to be acknowledged, and those images are present in both books, but this volume seems determined not to present them in the same way. Images that appeared as quarter-page reproductions in "Tapestry," the front cover illustration, for example, may be a full page here. One image that appeared as a page and a half in the older book is cropped much closer to the figure and is reproduced as a double page spread in this volume. This book also reproduces dozens of illustrations that are not present in the older book. This one includes some sketches and photo-reference. It also features an interview with McGinnis that offers some insight into what the illustration game was like back when scarcely a week went by without the appearance of a McGinnis illustration somewhere.

If you are a McGinnis fan you...

United States on Nov 20, 2014