ever hear of this guy? started as a pulp illustrator ended doing american historical subjects. came to it from the former angle.

https://www.menspulpmags.com/an-interview-with-artist-mort-kunstler-part-1/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_K%C3%BCnstler

I don't know him by name but imagine I've seen his work.

I never read pulp magazines but my parents had a coffee table book that featured a lot of covers.
https://pulpcovers.com/