Original cover illustration art for SIGNET publication of Ayn Rand's "For the New Intellectual"
Robert Heindel (attributed). New York, NY: Signet various. First Edition. Illustration board, overall size 12 x 16 inches. The image is approx 9 1/2 x 8 inches. This is the ORIGINAL COVER ILLUSTRATION ART (not a print or reproduction) for Ayn Rand's novel "For the New Intellectual", used by publisher SIGNET for many printings of their edition of Rand's work. Attributed to artist Robert Heindel who illustrated (and signed) three others in the Ayn Rand SIGNET series. Marked "New Intellectual" upper right. Condition is excellent overall, with light wear to the extremities of the illustration board. Photograph of a sample SIGNET paperback front cover is just for reference. No paperback is included with this artwork. Near Fine. [27550]
This evocative illustration for "For the New Intellectual" was created by Robert Heindel (October 1, 1938 - July 3, 2005), an important American illustrator posthumously inducted in 2011 into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. Primarily known as a dance illustrator in his later life (some say the best), he started in illustration, and was a core member of The Illustrators Workshop. In the 1980s he did illustrations for “every major print magazine such as ‘Sports Illustrated’, ‘TV Guide’, ‘Ladies Home Journal’, “‘Redbook’, the ‘Saturday Evening Post’, and ‘Time’ magazine.” “Well-known patrons of dance and the performing arts collected Heindel's works and sponsored his exhibitions, including Princess Diana, Princess Margaret, Princess Caroline, Prince and Princess Takamado, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. His works are found in the permanent collections of museums including the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and the Glasgow Museums.” (Society of Illustrators biography, Wikipedia)
On the book this art illustrates: "Following the publication of Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand transitioned to writing nonfiction philosophical works. The first book she published was 'For the New Intellectual', a collection of the philosophic speeches from her novels. The book begins with a lengthy essay in which Rand argues that America and Western civilization are in desperate need of a new philosophy and new intellectuals. Rand viewed the book as a “cultural commercial” for her novels, which would stimulate sales of the newly released paperback editions of Atlas Shrugged and her first novel, We the Living. For the New Intellectualhas sold over 1 million copies." (aynrand org)
A unique piece of art for the Ayn Rand or Heindel collector. From a private collection.
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