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The Art of Pin-up (English, French, German, Hardcover, Multilingual edition)
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The Art of Pin-up (English, French, German, Hardcover, Multilingual edition)
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Since TASCHEN released The Great American Pin-up, international
interest in this distinctly American art form has increased
exponentially. Paintings by leading artists such as Alberto Vargas,
George Petty, and Gil Elvgren that sold for $ 2,000 in 1996 are
going for $ 200,000 and more today. Pin-up-drawings, paintings, and
pastels of an idealized female face and figure intended for public
display-was produced between 1920 and 1970 for calendars, magazine
covers, and centerfolds. The majority of original paintings were
discarded by publishers and calendar companies after printing,
making the surviving art that much more precious. Based on the
formidably sized Art of Pin-up, this accessible edition gathers
nearly 100 artists alongside in-depth showcases of the top 10 names
in the game. Each chapter opens with a reproduction of an original
calendar or magazine cover by that artist. The reproduction quality
of the paintings, pastels, and preparatory sketches that
follow-largely sourced from the original art-invites the viewer to
trace the brushstrokes, while the exquisite period calendars,
vintage prints, and original model photos document the artists'
creative process. Much of these ephemera were photographed on-site
at the historic Brown & Bigelow Company, home to the world's
largest archive of vintage pin-up calendars. In addition to the
chapters on the 10 featured artists, the book includes bios and art
of 85 painters, the most complete compendium of pin-up artists ever
compiled. All this adds up to a hard-to-beat book on this popular
subject.
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