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Rolf Armstrong
Tip Top, 1948

The father of the American pin-up, Armstrong came to fame in the 1920s. His use of the pastel medium spawned such famous followers as Billy De Vorss, Earl Moran and Zoe Mozert. Though he did many covers for magazines and song sheets, it was Armstrong's dazzlingly smiling, flowingly maned, supple limbed calendar girls for Brown &

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Pin-Up Dreams: The Glamour Art of Rolf Armstrong by Janet Dobson, Michael Wooldridge

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Rolf Armstrong: The Dream Girls (Vignettes) by Ben Stevens, et al
PETTY GIRLS Boxed Card Set
Classic Pinup Art by George Petty. Fifty classic images from the 1930s, '40s and '50s, by the artist who invented the concept of pin-ups in magazines. Many of these have not been seen in decades.

GIL ELVGREN'S SUZANNE Statue
By Gil Elvgren. Sculpted by Steve West. Numbered, 500. An exclusive licensed statue based on a 1963 oil painting by Elvgren, the best pin-up artist the world has ever known. Sculpted by another master of the female form, West, Suzanne strikes a sultry yet playful pose atop a comfy white mattress and measures 7½" tall. Strictly limited, she is individually numbered and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity in a full color box.

PIN-UP DREAMS: The Glamour Art of Rolf Armstrong
Armstrong's luminous portraits of famous actresses and idealized girls-next-door made him one of the highest paid commercial artists in America. His first calendar pin-up, created in 1919, defined the vision of feminine beauty for the next 40 years. This is the first major book ever devoted to his work and includes all his work, from rare nudes to behind-the-scenes photos of him and his models at work.

SPANISH GIRL: Marilyn Monroe Print By Earl Moran.
A delightful, sexy painting of Marilyn Monroe, who posed several times for pin-up artist Earl Moran. This captures her youth as well as her voluptuous, sensual appeal, in a sexy, revealing open vest and short shorts. Excellent high quality lithograph on heavy paper.

 

 

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