JANE RALSTON BURROUGHS
ERB HEROINE II




From The Bottom of the WorldDejah Thoris drawn by JCB for the John Carter series
At age 23, Jack was given the chance to illustrate his father's book, The Oakdale Affair and the
          Rider. JCB was very dedicated to his art and threw himself completely into his work, striving hard to justify his father's faith in him. He used his wife, Jane Ralston, and his brother-in-law, James Pierce as models for the dust jacket, which he painted on a 30" x 50" canvas. The cover and the two interior illustrations were a success and he matured rapidly as an artist. He went on to illustrate all future ERB books published during the author's lifetime - a total of over 125 illustrations.
From Bill Hillman's John Coleman Burroughs Biography ~ ERBzin-e 335
James PierceJane Ralston Burroughs
Jane Ralston Burroughs posing for the JCB dj painting: Copyright ERB, Inc.John Coleman Burroughs: Tarzan and the Forbidden City - colour FP - 4 interior b/w plates

MORE ERB WORLD HEROINES
We have compiled a sampling of the many JCB illustrated ERB heroines
in which the classic lines of Jane's beauty are obvious:
Jane Ralston Burroughs has the distinction of having appeared as
heroine in nearly all of ERB's worlds:
Tarzan's Africa and wartime Southeast Asia ~ Mars ~ Venus ~ Pellucidar: The Inner Earth ~
even WWII propaganda booklets.
Tarzan and The Foreign LegionSynthetic Men of Mars: There is no place in the world for such a hideous monster as I.Carson of Venus: In the palace there is a secret shaft
Land of TerrorBack to the Stone AgeBack to the Stone AgeLand of Terror

Artwork featured in JCB's WWII Douglas Aircraft Training Manual
X Marks The Spot: ERBzin-e 353

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JANE RALSTON BURROUGHS TRIBUTE SITE

Introduction (902)
JANE RALSTON BURROUGHS FAMILY ALBUM: Photos ~ Art ~ Letters
Early Years Photos Pt. I  (903)
Early Years Photos Pt. II  (904)
The Early Married Years  (905)
Wife and Mother I  (906)
Wife and Mother II  (907)
Wife and Model  (908)
Dejah Thoris  (909)
ERB Heroine I  (910)
ERB Heroine II  (911)
The Art Gallery I  (912)
Correspondence File I  (913)
Correspondence File II  (914)
Correspondence File III  (915)
Wife and Mother III  (916)
The Burroughs Boys (917)
JOHN COLEMAN BURROUGHS TRIBUTE SITE
INTRODUCTION: MEET JOHN COLEMAN BURROUGHS

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