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Hector Garrido

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Hector Garrido (1928 – April 19, 2020)[1] was an Argentine-born[1] American book cover illustrator. He illustrated numerous science fiction, horror and adventure book covers, including all the covers for the Baroness series of pulp novels, and covers for the Destroyer series. He also illustrated romance and gothic novels, and Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys novels.[2] He also did the painted artwork on G.I.Joe toy packaging of the 1980s.[3] Some of his work is considered good girl art.

Garrido was born in Argentina and studied art in Buenos Aires. He emigrated to the United States, and began professional work there in the 1950s. After the 1990s he painted "devotional subjects".[1]

Libraries appear to report that Garrido provided interior as well as cover illustrations for some of the "Susan Sand" mystery stories by Marilyn Ezzell.[4]

Selected works

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Wikipedia book articles usually display front cover image of the first editions. Garrido may have provided cover art for a later edition.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hector Garrido > About Flickr.com (Flickr). With Photostream and Albums. "... the site is maintained for free by a friend". Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  2. ^ "Judging a Book by its Cover: 75 Years of Nancy Drew Covers" by Todd H. Latoski. (Unknown work), April 2005, pp. 39–44. NDsleuths.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  3. ^ "MEDUSAWOLF: The G.I. Joe Artwork of Hector Garrido". August 2, 2013.
  4. ^ WorldCat records OCLC 9724464 (at least, maybe others) 434332397, 434332401, 434467845.
    LCCN 2009-415375. The Password to Diamonddwarf Dale (Pinnacle Books, (c)1983).
  5. ^ Not the 1st ed. cover displayed at Wikipedia. Garrido illustrated the cover of a later Wanderer Books (1980s) edition of Nancy Drew #66, one with full size art and "checkerboard" cover design. "Nancy Drew #66: Race Against Time". Lea Shangraw Fox. NancyDrewWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
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