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H. J. WARD
Hugh Joseph Ward was born March 8, 1909 in Philadelphia, PA. His parents were Mary and Charles A. Ward. His father worked for the city as a letter carrier. Hugh was the youngest of six children in an Irish Catholic family. There were five sons and one daughter. Two other children were also born, but they died in infancy. The family lived at 1922 South 11th Street in Philadelphia for ten years but in 1919, when the father was hired as a stevedore at a shipping company, they moved to 2036 13th Street. "Hughie" had four years of Parochial high school.
After high school he worked as a cartoonist for for the Philadelphia Inquirer, while he studied night classes at the Philadelphia School of Industrial Art.
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Hugh Joseph Ward (1909-1945) painted many of the most sensational and iconic pulp magazine covers in the history of the field. His work has fascinated generations of fans, but the man himself has remained a mystery since his untimely death from cancer at the age of only 35. This huge new book finally reveals the life of the man behind so many masterpieces of pulp art. It chronicles his humble family roots, his art education, and his initial career as a newspaper cartoonist. It describes the artist’s working methods, and his professionalism. It also documents his surprising and impressive contributions to the earliest visual images of The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and Superman.
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