Edd Cartier

Edward Daniel Cartier (August 1, 1914 – December 25, 2008), known professionally as Edd Cartier, was an American pulp magazine illustrator who specialized in science fiction and fantasy art.

Born in North Bergen, New Jersey, Cartier studied at Pratt Institute. He was taught by Harold Winfield Scott ("H.W. Scott"), also an illustrator for The Avenger, who Cartier credits as a mentor. While a student he began illustrating for The Shadow, eventually creating more than 800 drawings for the pulp. Following his 1936 graduation from Pratt, he and fellow graduate Earl Mayan opened an art studio on the Upper West Side. The original oil painting later sold in 1998 for $35,000. His work later appeared in other magazines, including Planet Stories, Fantastic Adventures and other pulps. He earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service.

After returning to the United States he again attended Pratt Institute. He used the G.I. Bill to continue his education. Cartier received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1953. He was awarded the 1992 World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. Cartier was nominated for Retro Hugo Awards for artwork published in 1943, 1946, and 1951.

Edd Cartier: The Known and the Unknown is a 2000-copy limited edition hardcover published by Gerry de la Ree in 1977. Cartier's illustrations of L. Ron Hubbard's fiction were reprinted in Master Storyteller: An Illustrated Tour of the Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard by William J. Widder (Galaxy Press, 2003.).

Personal life Cartier was married in 1943 to Georgina.

Cartier suffered from Parkinson's disease later in life. He died at age 94 on December 25, 2008, at his home in Ramsey, New Jersey. He is interred at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, New Jersey.