Behind the Cover: James Avati

[elisa_rolle]

James Avati (December 14, 1912, Bloomfield, NJ, USA - February 27, 2005, Petaluma, CA, USA) was an American illustrator and paperback cover artist. His father was a professional photographer in New York City. His mother died shortly after Jim's birth. He was raised by his aunt (mother's sister) and eventually, his father married her. While Jim was

Comments

[venturous1]

I have to tell you how much I LOVE your posts on cover artists!! as an aspiring illustrator, I learn so much from these. and love that these artists get some visibility under their own names.

brava!

[elisa_rolle]

Thank you, it's a wonderful compliment you are doing. I love these posts as well, even if they are not the more popular, but I'm writing them for my own pleasure and to give a window to cover artists, of the present and past.