Harold Bernard Barton was born November 11, 1896 in NYC.

He painted covers for Argosy.

He was an Army Signal Corps poster artist during WWII.

Barton did paperback covers for Avon, Bantam, Dell, Monarch, Pocket Books.

Painted erotic paperback covers in the 1960s.

Barton's painting style was strongly influenced by his close friend Ernest Darcy Chiriacka. He painted Long Island landscapes for pleasure.

He moved to Los Angeles in 1969.

Harry Barton died at age 78 in December 1974.