Mort Künstler: “The Godfather of Illustrated Pulp Fiction

MUSEUM PRESS RELEASE
June 2019

Long before blockbuster superhero movies, those looking for an adrenaline rush turned to adventure magazines featuring exciting stories and thrilling illustrations. As the go-to artist and illustrator, Mort Künstler’s work graced hundreds of magazine covers, stories, and books, firmly establishing his prominence in the pulp fiction genre. For the first time, more than 80 of these remarkable original artworks are shown together in The Heckscher Museum of Art’s exhibition Mort Künstler: “The Godfather” of Pulp Fiction Illustrators. On view August 24 to November 17, 2019…

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