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The Artist

Archie Dickens (b.1907)

Archie Dickens attended the Slade School of Art in London and became a free-lance commercial artist in the 1930s. Pin-up was just coming into vogue. Archie yearned to paint girlie art but needed to help support his family.

He emigrated to New Zealand in 1937 and joined an advertising agency in Auckland. There he painted his first pin-up. In 1939, war broke out and feeling that it was to his advantage, Archie sailed to Australia where he was hired by a very up-to-date studio in Sydney. His pin-ups were soon in great demand. After some time, he was compelled to join the Australian Army, so his art work was put aside for awhile.

At the end of the war he married an Australian girl and moved back to London where he produced saucy pictures - "that were never too rude" - full time.

An Englishman from the old school, Archie Dickens' fondness for lovely young innocents in not-so-innocent situations has delighted pin-up enthusiasts throughout the world for several generations. Angelic faces with devilish designs has always been the hallmark of this illustrator. Despite his age, Archie Dickens plans to continue his work for as long as he can.

In a recent press interview, Archie Dickens said of pin-up art:

"It's gradually coming back. I know in America they like my work because they say it is innocent."

"The Americans throw everything at you and you have got nothing to leave to the imagination. Mine are cheeky but not in any way pornographic."

"An artist can do things that a photographer cannot do, like give a model bigger breasts or longer legs."

"I do it because I love it. It's my hobby, my life's work."

Archie Dickens

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The Archie Dickens Gallery
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Title	Admiration	Diving	Fishing	Golf
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Title	Southseas	Hula	Guess Who?	Liberty
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Title	Witch	Major	Miss Muffet	Purse
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Title	Sailor	Sheena	Purple Cape	Alarm
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Title	Angel	Birthday	Cook	Cowgirl
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Title	April Showers	Goodnight...Ooooh!	Party Girl	Look-a-Like
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Title	Cowgirl	Scared?	Indian	The Finishing Touch
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