Barye Winchell Phillips was an American illustrator, painter, and sculptor. He illustrated training booklets and propaganda during World War II. Phillips began painting paperback covers around 1943 and was very prolific throughout the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, earning the nickname "The King of Paperbacks". He worked for several publishers in varying styles, most notably for Fawcett's Gold Medal Books collection. He also painted covers for the Popular Library, Bantam Books, Cardinal Books, Dell Books, Royal Books, Pocket Books and Signet Books.
