Art of Saul Tepper HCSAUL TEPPER illustrated stories of romance, adventure, and suspense in the 1930s and 40s, his work marked by a gritty realism and strength that grew out of his childhood growing up on New York's Lower East Side. The rich characters in his paintings ran the gamut, from gangsters and tycoons, to belles and crones, cowboys, cobblers, and lumberjacks. His settings, whether outdoor cafes or forests in the Great Northwest, were always convincing. This new