Robert Kennedy Abbett (January 5, 1926 – June 20, 2015) was an American artist and illustrator. Biography Abbett was born in 1926 in Hammond, Indiana. During the late-1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Abbett illustrated book covers for war novels, detective novels, thrillers, historical fiction and science fiction. Today, Abbett is best known for his paintings of wildlife (in particular, dogs), wilderness, sporting, and fishing. His illustrations have been featured in a large number of books, magazines, and advertising. He has also authored or been featured in several art-related books, including A Season for Painting: The Outdoor Paintings of Robert K. Abbett and Wings from Cover: The Upland Images of Robert Abbett and Ed Gray. Abbett was a graduate of both the University of Missouri and Purdue University. In 1953, Abbett moved to rural Connecticut where he built a house on an old farm (namely, Oakdale Farm). There, Abbett was inspired by the untouched wilderness and forests, and began painting what he has become famous for today: animals and countrylife. He died on June 20, 2015, at the age of 89 at his home in Bridgewater, Connecticut. Book covers illustrations Robert K. Abbett was an illustrator for Ballantine Books, Pyramid Books and Ace Books, as well as gold medal, Avon, Permabook, and Pocket Books. He illustrated Edgar Rice Burroughs' books, including the Tarzan series, Barsoom series, and Pellucidar series. Books The Quiet American by Graham Greene, Bantam Books, 1957 The Devil to Pay by Ellery Queen (pseudonym), Pocket Books, 1958 Spearhead by Franklin M. Davis, Jr., Permabooks, 1958 Justice, My Brother by James Keene (pseudonym of William Everett Cook), Dell Books, 1959 The D.A. Cooks a Goose by Erle Stanley Gardner, Pocket Books, 1959 Turn on the Heat by A.A. Fair, Dell Books 1959 Colonel Hugh North Solves The MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR MURDERS, by F. Van Wyck Mason, Cardinal Edition, 1960 Fear is the Key by Alistair MacLean, Permabook, 1960 Kiss Off the Dead by Garrity, Gold Medal, 1960 Mark Kilby and the Miami Mob by Robert Caine Frazer, Pocket Books, 1960 Plot It Yourself by Rex Stout, Bantam Books, 1960 The Fix by Jack Usher, Pocket Books, Inc., 1961 The Grave's in the Medal by Manning Lee Stokes, Dell 1961 The Counterfeit Courier by James C. Sheers, Dell Books, 1961 Born of Battle by Robert Crane, Pyramid Books, 1962 Cry, Baby by Jack Ehrlich, Dell 1962 The Girl From Midnight by Robert Wade