Prominent Pin-Up artists include:
- Al Buell (1910-1996)
- Joseph F. DeMartini * (1927- )
- Freeman Elliot * (1922- )
- Gil Elvgren (1914-1980)
- Art Frahm (1907-1981)
- Pearl Frush (1907-1986)
- Earl MacPherson * (1910- )
- Al Moore * (1912-1991)
- Knute “KO” Munson * (1900-1967)
- Edward Runci * (1921-1986)
- Alberto Vargas (1896-1982)
- Fritz Willis * (1907-1979)
* not listed amongst the 70 most prolific names in the genre.
For a brief look at artists in a similar vein, see this Flickr photostream
Another interesting article: side-by-side paintings and the photo references
Gil Elvgren published over 500 paintings - available to buy in book form… here’s a list.
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| Gil Elvgren Unidentified |
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| Gil Elvgren, “’That Low-Down Feeling”, 1957 |
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| Gil Elvgren, “The Finishing Touch”, 1960 |
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| Gil Elvgren, “I’m Not Shy, I’m Just Retiring”, 1948 |
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| Gil Elvgren, “’It’s Up To You”, 1958 |
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| Unknown Unknown |
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| Alberto Vargas |
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| Harry Ekman |
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| Gil Elvgren Unidentified |
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| Gil Elvgren |
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| Gil Elvgren |
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| Gil Elvgren ‘He Thinks I’m too Good to be True’ 1947 |
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| Gil Elvgren ‘I Must be Going to Waist’ 1946 |
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| Gil Elvgren, “No You Don’t”, 1956 |
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| Gil Elvgren Unidentified |
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| Gil Elvgren, “Gentlemen Prefer?”, 1963 |
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| Gil Elvgren Unidentified |
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| Gil Elvgren, “Spotty Performance (Occupational Hazard; Stenographer)”, 1962 |
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| Gil Elvgren, “Wrong Nail”, 1964 |
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| Gil Elvgren, “Cold Feed”, 1958 |
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| Runci and Clough |
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| Unknown Unknown |
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| Alberto Vargas |
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| Alberto Vargas |
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| Fritz Willis |
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| Fritz Willis |
Disclaimer: If copyright exists with these images, none is specified, although it's safe to assume that commercial usage is prohibited.
The next article in this series will be Pinup Girls Riding Bombs
