Robert K. Abbett


Robert Kennedy Abbett was an American artist and illustrator. He was best known for his illustration of Tarzan comic books in the 60s and 70s.

Biography

Abbett was born in 1926 in Hammond, Indiana.
During the late-1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Abbett illustrated book covers for war novels, detective novels, thrillers, historical fiction and science fiction. Today, Abbett is best known for his paintings of wildlife, wilderness, sporting, and fishing.
His illustrations have been featured in a large number of books, magazines, and advertising. He has also authored or been featured in several art-related books, including A Season for Painting: The Outdoor Paintings of Robert K. Abbett and Wings from Cover: The Upland Images of Robert Abbett and Ed Gray.
Abbett was a graduate of both the University of Missouri and Purdue University. In 1953, Abbett moved to rural Connecticut where he built a house on an old farm. There, Abbett was inspired by the untouched wilderness and forests, and began painting what he has become famous for today: animals and country life.
He died on June 20, 2015, at the age of 89 at his home in Bridgewater, Connecticut.

Book covers illustrations

Robert K. Abbett was an illustrator for Ballantine Books, Pyramid Books and Ace Books, as well as gold medal, Avon, Permabook, and Pocket Books. He illustrated Edgar Rice Burroughs' books, including the Tarzan series, Barsoom series, and Pellucidar series.

Books

The Quiet American by Graham Greene, Bantam Books, 1957The Devil to Pay by Ellery Queen, Pocket Books, 1958Spearhead by Franklin M. Davis, Jr., Permabooks, 1958Justice, My Brother by James Keene, Dell Books, 1959The D.A. Cooks a Goose by Erle Stanley Gardner, Pocket Books, 1959Turn on the Heat by A.A. Fair, Dell Books 1959Colonel Hugh North Solves The MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR MURDERS, by F. Van Wyck Mason, Cardinal Edition, 1960Fear is the Key by Alistair MacLean, Permabook, 1960Kiss Off the Dead by Garrity, Gold Medal, 1960Mark Kilby and the Miami Mob by Robert Caine Frazer, Pocket Books, 1960Plot It Yourself by Rex Stout, Bantam Books, 1960The Fix by Jack Usher, Pocket Books, Inc., 1961The Grave's in the Medal by Manning Lee Stokes, Dell 1961The Counterfeit Courier by James C. Sheers, Dell Books, 1961Born of Battle by Robert Crane, Pyramid Books, 1962Cry, Baby by Jack Ehrlich, Dell 1962The Girl From Midnight by Robert Wade and Bill Miller, Gold Medal Books, 1962Cleopatra, by Jeffry K. Gardner, 1962Earth Abides, by George R. Stewart, Ace Books 1962The Hate Merchant by Niven Busch, Macfadden Books, 1962Tobruk by Peter Rabe, Bantam BooksAcapulco G.P.O. by Day Keene, Dell BooksThe Life and Good Times of Randolf Hearst, by John Tebbel, Paperback Library, Inc., 1962The Case Against Satan by Ray Russell, Paperback Library, Inc., 1963The Bowl of Brass by Paul Wellman, Paperback Library, Inc.Assignment—Stella Marni by Edward S. Aarons, Gold Medal Book, 1965Bats Fly at Dusk by A. A. Fair, Dell, 1966Bedrooms Have Windows by A. A. Fair, Dell, 1966Some Women Won't Wait by A. A. Fair, Dell, 1966A Woman of the People by Benjamin Capps, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1966Chicago 11 by Day Keen, Dell, 1966The Dark Fantastic by Whit Masterson, Avon Books, 1966In the Last Analysis by Amanda Cross, 1966 The Bull Whip Breed by J. T. Edson, Bantam Books, 1969

Tarzan

Barsoom (Mars)

Pellucidar