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Volume 8219

JOHN COLEMAN BURROUGHS
BURROUGHS EDITION BOOKS
COVER ART

All of Edgar Rice Burroughs' children ~ Joan, Hulbert, and John Coleman ~ were fans of their father's writing,
but only John Coleman Burroughs actually added significantly to ERB's works with new creative material,
although Hulbert was very involved in photography and ERB, Inc. business matters
and Joan starred as Jane in the 1932 Tarzan radio serial.

Since Jack grew up in an atmosphere saturated by his father's famous creations,
it is not surprising that his first excursions into the professional art world would be influenced by ERB themes.

At age 23, he was given the chance to illustrate his father's book, The Oakdale Affair and the Rider published on February 15, 1937.
A few months earlier, Ed had written: "...it has always been the ambition of my son, Jack, and myself
that one day he would illustrate one of my books.
He is doing very excellent work, and I am having him illustrate the Spring book for us."
JCB was very dedicated to his art and threw himself completely into his work, striving hard to justify his father's faith in him.
The cover and the two interior illustrations were a success and he matured rapidly as an artist.
He went on to illustrate all future ERB books published during the author's lifetime - a total of over 125 illustrations.

JCB's Oher Art Projects
Interior art for ERB's books
Pulp Magazine Covers and Interiors
Big Little Book Covers and Interiors
Comic Books
Syndicaed Newspaper Strips
A Multitude of Commercial Projects
A motion picture studio illustrator and sketch artist for Warner Brothers and Universal Studios.

For much more on the life and work of JCB see
We have created a major Website showcasing JCB's Life and Works
https://www.johncolemanburroughs.com/

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