Gene Bilbrew, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gene Bilbrew

American cartoonist and fetish artist

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1923

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 01-May-1974

Profession: illustrator, comics artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Eugene "Gene" Bilbrew (June 29, 1923 – May 1974) was an African-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.