Publication History
During the 1970s and 80s Skip Williamson art directed and contributed artwork to Men's magazines. In 1973 he was art director of Gallery magazine where he created the “Girl Next Door” concept by publishing snapshots of sweethearts and wives sent in by readers. In 1974 Williamson was the founding art director of Hustler And in 1976 he joined the staff of Hugh Hefner’s Playboy. There he created the popular “Playboy Funnies” section and introduced millions of readers to his characters, Neon Vincent and the post-modern couple Nell ‘n’ Void. Skip Williamson's art has been published in the National Lampoon, High Times, the Realist, the Industrial Worker, the Chicago Seed, Encyclopaedia Britannica and others.
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