The works of Gil Elvgren, who has been dubbed "the Norman Rockwell of Cheesecake, " reveal how his "girls next door" conquered America with charm, chic, and humor. 600 illustrations.

Gil Elvgren: All his glamourous American pin-ups

Arts & Photography

MEISEL,Louis K.

Martignette, Charles G.

Individual Artists

Barnes&Noble

An extraordinary artist, Edward Runci received national fame as a pin- up and glamour artist. His daily association with legends such as Gil Elvgren made him one of the great successes of the pin-up genre.

Pin-Up Poster Book: The Edward Runci Collection

Louis K. Meisel

Martinette, Charles G.

Runci, Edward

History & Criticism

Collectors Pr

The Great American Pin-Up

Ce volume retrace, dans des textes exhaustifs, l'histoire d'un genre artistique, aussi profondément américain que les tableaux d'Edward Hopper, et présente un à un ses principaux représentants. Avec plus de 900 illustrations, "The Great American Pin-Up" constitue l'un des ouvrages les plus complets publiés à ce jour sur le "Pin-Up-Art".

Photography & Video

Taschen

Post-depression USA was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in the form of Gil Elvgren's technicolor fantasies of the American dream. From the Forties to the Sixties his painted adverts and posters for, among others, Coca-Cola and Pangburn's Chocolates, as well as the long-running Brown and Bigelow calendars, were a bright red white and blue account of the country's aspirations and hopes. 
As the country plunged into war Elvgren provided the troops with pin-up girls galore. His technique involved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyper-reality, with longer legs, more flamboyant hair and gravity-defying busts, and in the process making them the perfect moral-boosting eye-candy for every homesick private. 
Elvgren defined the classic ""pop"" vision of Americana, a bold visualisation that has been endlessly appropriated and recycled in advertising, TV, film and art. His style is instantly recognisable. Dubbed ""The Norman Rockwell of cheesecake,"" Elvgren's images combine desire for a better life with nostalgia for the nation's innocent apple-pie past.

Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups

The works of Gil Elvgren, who has been dubbed ""the Norman Rockwell of Cheesecake, "" reveal how his ""girls next door"" conquered America with charm, chic, and humor. 600 illustrations.

Graphic Design

Taschen America, LLC

, 380 pages with colour illustrations throughout

Gil's girls: The seminal pin-up artist Post-depression America was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in the form of Gil Elvgren’s Technicolor fantasies of the American dream. His technique—which earned him a reputation as "The Norman Rockwell of cheesecake"—involved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyper-reality, with longer legs, more flamboyant hair and gravity-defying busts, and in the process making them the perfect moral-boosting eye-candy for every homesick private. "Glamour is back... TASCHEN offers us a look back at these calendar and advertisement goddesses of which Gil Elvgren is king." erotisme-fr.com, France Text in English, French, and German

Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous Pin-ups

Elvgren (Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Edition)

TASCHEN ESPAÑA, S.A.U.

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

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Gil Elvgren: All his glamourous American pin-ups

Pin-Up Poster Book: The Edward Runci Collection

The Great American Pin-Up

Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups

Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups

The Great American Pin-Up

Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous Pin-ups

Elvgren (Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Edition)

The Great American Pin-Up