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James Avati

James S. Avati (1912 - 2005) was active/lived in New York, New Jersey.  James Avati is known for Illustrator-book, genre, figure.

One of the successful illustrators in the mid-to-late-20th century, an era of declining appreciation for traditional illustration, James Avati survived professionally by turning from magazine art to covers for sensational novels.  Many of these books, descendants of the popular pulp magazines during the war, had scenes of hair-raising violence and sexuality that challenged middle class conservatism.  Of Avati, it was written that his "approach was honest and unblinkingly realistic, in keeping with the gritty fiction that was becoming popular in books and movies, but he painted with an artistry that won readership for the books, and a score of imitators who tried to emulate the 'Avati' look." (Reed 306)

During this time Avati also did traditional magazine illustrations, and his clients included Colliers, American Magazine, McCall's and Atlantic Monthly. He was a member and exhibitor of the Society of Illustrators. From New Jersey, he was Walt Reed, The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000
Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art, p. 155   ...  [Displaying 1103 of 1948 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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