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.
AreaCartoonist, Artist
Pseudonym(s)ENEG, Van Rod, Bondy
Notable works
Island of Captive Girls, Prison for Women, The Whip Artist, High Heels in the Heavens, Madam Adista, Dangerous Years Satin Satellite, Exotique magazine

Eugene "Gene" Bilbrew (June 29, 1923 – May 1974) 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." Starting in the mid-1950s, he was among the most prolific illustrators of fetish-oriented pulp book covers. 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.

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