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Gil Elvgren (1914-1980)

Gil Elvgren was one of the most important and best loved pin-up artists of the twentieth century.

Gil Elvgren - 1950 Gil Elvgren Gil Elvgren...the Norman Rockwell of cheese-cake.

His heroines are often caught in humorous but distressing situations. His exquisite oils of gorgeous girls-next door their skirts often blowing up to reveal lovely nylon-clad legs rival his mentor Haddon Sundblom's "Coca-Cola" Santas for sheer nostalgic pleasure...

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Gil Elvgren Gallery (2/6) - the 1940s || [ Gallery 1 | Gallery 2 | Gallery 3 | Gallery 4 | Gallery 5 | Gallery 6 ]
Title Skirting Trouble Forced Landing A Perfect Pair Tail Wind
. Skirting Trouble
1940s
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Louis F. Dow & Co
Forced Landing
1940s
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Louis F. Dow & Co
A Perfect Pair
1940s
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Louis F. Dow & Co
Tail Wind
1940s
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Louis F. Dow & Co
Title On De-Fence . . .
. On De-Fence
1940s
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Louis F. Dow & Co
. . .
Title Double Exposure Miss-Placed Confidence A Lad-Her Problem Belle Wringer
. Double Exposure
1940
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Louis F. Dow & Co
Miss-Placed Confidence
1940
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Louis F. Dow & Co
A Lad-Her Problem
1940
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Louis F. Dow & Co
Belle Wringer
1941
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Louis F. Dow & Co
Title The High Sign Sports Model Slip Off Shore Finders Keepers
. The High Sign
1942
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Louis F. Dow & Co
Sports Model
1943
Slip Off Shore
1944
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Louis F. Dow & Co
Finders Keepers
1945
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Title I Must Be Going To Waist Dog Gone Nobody Can Pinch Me! I'm Not Shy-I'm Just Retiring
. I Must Be Going To Waist
1946
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Dog Gone
1946
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Nobody Can Pinch Me!
1946
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
I'm Not Shy-I'm Just Retiring
1947
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Title I Gave Him The Brush Off "This Is The Skin I Love To Touch" I've Been Spotted It's Nothing To Sneeze At
. I Gave Him The Brush Off
1947
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
  • AKA: I Gave This The Brush Off
This Is The Skin I Love To Touch
1947
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
I've Been Spotted
1947
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Nothing To Sneeze At
1947
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Title The Verdict Was "Wow"! This Suits Me He Was Neither A Gentleman Nor A Sculler They're Easy To Handle When You Know How
. The Verdict Was "Wow"!
1947
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
This Suits Me
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
  • AKA: Sheer Delight
He Was Neither A Gentleman Nor A Sculler
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
They're Easy To Handle When You Know How
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Title The Cads Were Stacked Against Me Is This The Right Angle, Professor? Wait For Me This Ought To Make A Good Shot
. The Cads Were Stacked Against Me
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Is This The Right Angle, Professor?
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Wait For Me
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
This Ought To Make A Good Shot
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Title I Run Into The Most Interesting People Confidentially, It Sticks Jeepers, Peepers Let's Go Around Together
. I Run Into The Most Interesting People
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Confidentially, It Sticks
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
  • AKA: Friends Can Help With Sticky Going
Jeepers, Peepers
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Let's Go Around Together
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Title Now Don't Ask Me What's Cooking I Barely Made It Lazy Days Are Here Again Fresh
. Now Don't Ask Me What's Cooking
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
I Barely Made It
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Lazy Days Are Here Again
1948
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Fresh
1949
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Title American Beauties Drawing Attention Check And Double Check Ooh, What a Line
. American Beauties
1949
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
  • AKA: I Hope He Mrs Me
Drawing Attention
1949
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
  • AKA: Do You Think I Could Draw A Man
Check And Double Check
1949
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
  • AKA: It's Your Move
Ooh, What a Line
1949
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
Title He Kept Pressing Me For Details The Honeymoon's Over A Real Stopper American Beauties
. He Kept Pressing Me For Details
1949
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
The Honeymoon's Over
1949
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
  • AKA: A Good Man's Hard To Find Once You Marry Him
A Real Stopper
1949
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
  • AKA: Now I'll Be Do The Whistling
American Beauties
1949
  • Notes
  • Publisher: Brown & Bigelow
  • AKA: I Hope He Mrs Me
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