Gene Bilbrew

Gene Bilbrew
BornEugene Bilbrew
(1923-06-29)June 29, 1923
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMay 1974 (aged 50)
New York City, U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist, Artist
Pseudonym(s)ENEG, Van Rod, Bondy
Notable works
Island of Captive Girls, Prison for Women,[1]: 205  The Whip Artist,[1]: 88  High Heels in the Heavens, Madam Adista, Dangerous Years[1]: 90  Satin Satellite,[1]: 103  Exotique magazine[1]: 120–122 

Eugene "Gene" Bilbrew (June 29, 1923 – May 1974)[2] was an American vocal group singer, cartoonist, and "bizarre art" pioneer. As noted in the biography, GENE BILBREW REVEALED: The Unsung Legacy of a Fetish Art Pioneer, he was "the first black career fetish artist in history."[1]: 4  Starting in the mid-1950s, he was among the most prolific illustrators of fetish-oriented pulp book covers.[3] In addition to signing his work under his own name, he produced art under a range of pseudonyms, including ENEG ("Gene" spelled backwards), Van Rod, and Bondy.[1]: 80 

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Pérez Seves, Richard (2019). Gene Bilbrew Revealed: The Unsung Legacy of a Fetish Art Pioneer. New York: Fethistory. ISBN 978-1072487548.
  2. ^ Social Security Death Index, SS# 565-24-5141.
  3. ^ Daley, Brittany A., Hedi El Kholti, Earl Kemp, Miriam Linna, and Adam Parafrey (eds). Sin-A-Rama; Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties. Los Angeles, CA: Feral House, 2005. Print.