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About the Artist

(1922-2008) "Few artists have ventured into as many different areas in art making as illustrator Harry J. Schaare In addition to his graphic works he was a regular illustrator for such magazines as Readers Digest and Aviation Week. A frequent designer of book covers, Schaare worked for practically every major paperback publisher in New York. He even painted the macquette for a "Star Wars" bedspread.

Born in Jamaica, NY, in May 1922, he attended N.Y.U. School of Architecture, and graduated from Pratt Institute in 1947. He served as pilot in the Air Corp during WWII and traveled around the world as an artist for the U.S. Air Force.

A prolific artist for hard and softcover books (Avon, HarperPaperbacks, Dell, Monarch, Popular Library, Pyramid, Bantam, Signet, Readers Digest, Random House), his magazine work included the Saturday Evening Post, Boy's Life, Sports Illustrated, and various men's adventure mags.

Schaare was comfortable with just about any subject matter, from noir stories to westerns, romance to suspense. He was also called upon for reprints by famous authors (Rafael Sabatini, Philip K Dick, Richard Henry Dana, Zane Grey, James Fenimore Cooper, Max Brand, Erskine Caldwell). Other projects included box art for Aurora models and F X Schmid puzzles. He also addressed western, sail, and sports print subjects." taken from AskArt, submitted by Ro Gallery

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About the Artist