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![]() Click for a larger photo of this vintage pinup girl Work of Art by Rolph Armstrong WWII 1940's Vintage Pinup Girl Artworks Introduction:Most GI pin up girls were photographs of movie celebrities who came to be considered sex symbols. One of the most popular early pin-up girls was Betty Grable. Her poster was ubiquitous in the lockers of G.I.s during World War II. Other pin-ups like the ones on this page were artwork, often depicting idealized versions of what some thought a particularly beautiful or attractive woman should look like. Coca-Cola and other advertisers had begun using images of glamorous females in their magazine ads as early as the 1920s, but in 1933 Esquire magazine began publication and the evolution of the form took a giant leap forward. A magazine aimed at affluent men with a taste for stylish clothes and beautiful women, Esquire attracted many talented artists. George Petty emerged from the pack early and it was his humorous single-panel cartoons of out-of-this-world girls being ogled and propositioned by unlikely suitors that struck the die, and America's fascination with pinup artwork started to take flight. Other classically trained illustrators like Rolf Armstrong and Gil Evgren began creating some of the most memorable, technically exquisite pinup illustrations ever produced for Esquire. Along with magazines, calendars, mutoscope cards, and matchbooks (to name just a few venues) became a personal view into the private lives of beautiful young movie stars and fantasy girls. The genre also gave rise to several well-known artists specializing in the field, including Alberto Vargas, Gil Elvgren, and George Petty, and numerous lesser known men and women artists as well. Here you will find thumbnail images of some of these erotic artworks which link to more and larger works of art and pages featuring the famous vintage pinup artists that were creating them during World War Two, enjoy!
Famous WWII 1940s Vintage Pin Up Girl Artists Featured In This Gallery: Rolf Armstrong - Vaughan Alden Bass - Encoh Bolles - Al Buell -Edward D'Ancona - Harry Ekman - Gil Elvgren - Art Frahm - Pearl Frush - Earl MacPherson - Earl Moran - Zoë Mozert - K.O. Munson - George Brown Petty IV - Robert Skemp - Alberto Vargas - Billy De Vorss |
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WWII 1940’s vintage pinup girl artworks thumbnail gallery, links to free artist info & art: |
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Important Pin Up Girl Art Internet Information Related Website LinksWikipedia Pin-Up Girl Information: Vintage Pinup Girl Wicki www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin-up_girlThe History of Pin-Up Art at The Art History Archive Erotica: Pin-Up Art History at www.arthistoryarchive.com/... Yahoo Pinup Files Group: Vintage and Contemporary Pin-Up Girls Fan Club at www.groups.yahoo.com/group/thepinupfiles/ WWII Pin-Ups Gallery from Skylighters 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion Vets: WWII 1940s Pin-Ups Gallery at www.skylighters.org/... Pin Up Art "The Calendar Girls" from SheepbackCabin at Flickr.com: Vintage Calendar Girls Vintage Pin-Up Girl Art Collection at www.flickr.com/photos/sheepbackcabin/sets/... Pin-Up Girl Art Images at PhotoBucket: Pin-Up Girl Artwork at www.photobucket.com/images/pinup/ Vintage Pin-Ups from Flickr.com: Pinup Images at www.flickr.com/... Pin-Up Girl Tatoos Gallery from Tattoos and Art: Tattoos of Pinup Girls Gallery at www.tattoos-and-art.com/... |
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