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Valley of the clingy gowns

A priestess figure in a clingy diaphanous gown painted by Lawrence Sterne Stevens.

Larenence Sterne Stevens chopped a lot of wood for the August 1949 edition of Famous Fantastic Mysteries both painting this cover and contributing the interior illustrations for E.C. Vivian’s (1882-1947) story “The Valley of the Silent Men.” (There is additional art in the number contributed by Hannes Bok.) The clingy gown motif makes an interior appearance:

Interior art for an E.C. Vivian story, woman in a long clingy gown drawn by Lawrence Sterne Stevens.
“Empress of the world, were beauty given full rule, she smiled, her eyes challenging –“

Of course at times when the sacred fire burns brightly perhaps no gown at all is apropros…

Priestess ritual illustrated by Lawrence Stern Stevens.

This edition of Famous Fantastic Mysteries is available to read and download at the Internet Archive.

The Blue Flamingo

Source: Wikipedia

(I could swear that woman’s gown grows more transparent the further south it reaches.) This cover for Startling Stories was painted by Earle Bergey for its January 1948 issue. It is special because the author of the story that it appears to illustrate is Hannes Bok (1914-1964). himself most famous as an artist with a remarkably distinctive style and creator of one of the most exquisite of all the tube girls (see right). There is also an interior illustration for the story by Lawrence Sterne Stevens (1884-1960).

This issue of Startling Stories is available to read and download at the Internet Archive.

Tumblr favorite #2663: Otherworldly

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My original tumblr post was here. These images of issues of Other Worlds were originally posted on Tumblr by Hevelin Collection with the following explanatory text:

These issues of Other Worlds are incredible examples of pulp art. Each digest-size magazine is lushly illustrated on both covers, featuring works from pulp masters such as J. Allen St. John and Hannes Bok. Enjoy!

Other Worlds. Edited by Bea Mahafley and Ray Palmer. Issue 26, February 1953. Front cover by Malcom H. Smith, back cover by J. Allen St. John.

Other Worlds. Edited by Bea Mahafley and Ray Palmer. Issue 24, December 1952. Front cover by Malcom H. Smith, back cover by Robert Gibson Jones.

Other Worlds. Edited by Bea Mahafley and Ray Palmer. Issue 30, June 1953. Front cover by Hannes Bok, back cover by Robert Gibson Jones.

Other Worlds. Edited by Bea Mahafley and Ray Palmer. Issue 23, November 1952. Front cover by Robert Gibson Jones , back cover by J. Allen St. John.

Other Worlds. Edited by Bea Mahafley and Ray Palmer. Issue 25, January 1953. Front cover by H. W. McCauley, back cover by Hannes Bok.

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-Laura H.

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