▁high ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Wright ▁commission ed ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁illustr ations ▁from ▁Fin lay ▁for ▁lines ▁taken ▁from ▁famous ▁po ems , ▁such ▁as ▁" O ▁sweet ▁and ▁far , ▁from ▁cl iff ▁and ▁scar / The ▁horn s ▁of ▁El f land ▁faint ly ▁blow ing ", ▁from ▁T enn ys on ' s ▁" The ▁Princess ". ▁ ▁Not ▁every ▁artist ▁was ▁as ▁successful ▁as ▁Bru nd age ▁and ▁Fin lay : ▁Price ▁suggested ▁that ▁Curt is ▁Sen f , ▁who ▁painted ▁ 4 5 ▁covers ▁early ▁in ▁Wright ' s ▁ten ure , ▁" was ▁one ▁of ▁Spr enger ' s ▁b arg ains ", ▁meaning ▁that ▁he ▁produced ▁poor ▁art , ▁but ▁worked ▁fast ▁for ▁low ▁rates . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Bru nd age ' s ▁rate ▁for ▁a ▁cover ▁painting ▁was ▁$ 9 0 . ▁ ▁Fin lay ▁received ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁cover , ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁his ▁first ▁interior ▁illustr ations ▁were ▁used ; ▁Wein berg ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁higher ▁fee ▁was ▁partly ▁to ▁cover ▁post age , ▁since ▁Bru nd age ▁lived ▁in ▁Chicago ▁and ▁delivered ▁her ▁art work ▁in ▁person , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁because ▁Bru nd age ' s ▁popular ity ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁decl ine . ▁ ▁When ▁Del an ey ▁acquired ▁the ▁magazine ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁fee ▁for ▁a