Gerard C. Delano's quintessential "yellow peril" artwork depicting two sinister Orientals apparently looking for someone to stab was used as cover art four times--three of which were Sax Rohmer titles.
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Gerard Curtis Delano (1890-1972) studied with N. C. Wyeth and
others at the Art Students League of New York. After naval service in
World War I he worked on a cattle ranch in Colorado and returning to New York
became a premier artist and illustrator of Western stories in magazines ranging
from Ace-High, Adventure, Colliers, Cosmopolitan, Cowboy Stories, Ranch
Romances, Star, Star Novels, and Western Story. As illustrated above, he
also illustrated a variety of other stories.
A brief biography of Gerard C. Delano may be found on the Meadowlark Gallery site. |
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