Vintage Pin Up Artworks by Famous Artists: Thumbnail Gallery of 1940s WWII Vintage Art; CLICK THUMBNAILS for ARTIST'S INFO PAGES

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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!

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WWII 1940’s vintage pinup girl artworks thumbnail gallery, links to free artist info & art:

Rolph Armstrong	Vaughan Alden Bass	Vaughan Alden Bass	Enoch Bolles	Al Buell
Edward D'Ancona	Edward D'Ancona	Harry Ekham	Gil Elvgren	Gil Elvgren
Gil Elvgren	Arthur Frahm	Arthur Frahm	Pearl Frush	Pearl Frush
Earl MacPherson	Earl MacPherson	Earl Moran	Earl Moran	Earl Moran
Earl Moran	Zoë Mozert	Zoë Mozert	Zoë Mozert	Zoë Mozert
Zoë Mozert	K.O. Munson	K.O. Munson	George Petty	George Petty
George Petty	George Petty	George Petty	George Petty	Robert Skemp
Robert Skemp	Alberto Vargas	Alberto Vargas	Billy DeVorss	Billy DeVorss

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