The Great American Pin-up


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Describes the origins and the development in detail and showcasing the most important artists. More than 900 colour illustrations.




The Great American Pin-up


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Buxom bombshells: Pictures from an age when eroticism was still innocent They've been exciting generations of men, on calendars and covers, as centrefolds or even on playing cards: pin-ups. What started as an exercise in oils was soon taken up in various media - pin-up mascots graced the fuselages of American fighters, and became an essential feature of the male world of garages and barracks. And the age of political correctness hasn't ended their appeal. This book tells the tale of a genre as utterly American as the paintings of Edward Hopper, describing its origins and development in detail and showcasing the most important artists. With over 500 illustrations, The Great American Pin-Up is a comprehensive studies of the genre. Text in English, French, and German







Pin-Up Grrrls


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DIVA visual history about how feminist artists have appropriated and incorporated the signification of the pin-up genre within their own work./div




The Pin-Up


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Jeepers Peepers!


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This is a high quality, compact compilation of pin-up art from the '40s and '50s in six different themes, including 'swimsuit and sporty' and 'exotic'.




Earl MacPherson


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Discover the wartime legends who made art history in the colorful library "Vignettes." Each colorful mini art book highlights the career of one specific artist from the golden age of illustration. Several of these artists have never been published in book form before, making them a fun discovery for anyone who appreciates nostalgia and art history.




Great American Pin-Up


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GREAT AMERICAN PIN-UP, THE


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Sumário - A 'Bela' Arte de Ilustração - Louis K. Meisel; O Pin-up Americano - Charles G. Martignette; Nota dos autores; Rolf Armstrong; Joyce Ballantyne; Al Buell; Edward D'Ancona; Billy DeVorss; Peter Driben; Harry Ekman; Freeman Elliot; Gil Elvgren; Art Frahm; Pearl Frush; Earl Mac Pherson; Bill Medcalf; Al Moore; Earl Moran; Zoë Mozert; K.O. Munson; George Petty; Edward Runci; T.N. Thompson; Alberto Vargas; Ted Withers; Índice de artistas.




The Art of Pin-up


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One big slice of cheesecake brought to you by Dian Hanson. Based on the acclaimed XXL compendium, this accessible volume gathers nearly 100 pin-up artists, with showcase chapters for the top 10, including Gil Elvgren, George Petty and Alberto Vargas. Each chapter opens with a reproduction of an original calendar or magazine cover and boasts...