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Edward Runci

Edward Runci is an outstanding but unfortunately little-known or talked-about master of pin-ups in oil. His luxuriant brush strokes reveal a talent and skill comparable to Elvgren, though Runci apparently is not a graduate of the Sundblom shop.

Runci was a portrait artist in Hollywood when he was approached by a calendar company for pin-ups. Martignette notes that Runci girls frequently get caught in compromising situations climbing a fence to flee a bull, dress blowing up on a Ferris Wheel ride.

Runci's early 1950s girls are rosy-cheeked, voluptuous, often blonde Marilyn Monroe-types whose wholesome sensuality radiates off the canvas. He also dabbled in the glamour-gown sub-genre, creating startlingly life-like effects in the silky folds of garments. Martignette speculates that Runci's artist wife may have likewise done similar, but slightly looser pin-ups also under the singular "Runci" by-line.

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Ferris Wheel
by Edward Runci

Edward Runci - Ferris Wheel
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Title Surprising Mystery Neat Trick Sheer Delight Cooling Off
. Surprising Mystery
1945
Neat Trick
1946
Sheer Delight
1947
Cooling Off
1947
Title Wish You Were Here Lucky Dog Radiant Beauty A Surprising Figure
. Wish You Were Here
1947
  • Notes
  • AKA: Love Letters
Lucky Dog
1948
Radiant Beauty
1949
A Surprising Figure
1949
Title Hidden Treasures Scenic Shorelines A Perfect Pair Ferris Wheel
. Hidden Treasures
1949
  • Notes
  • AKA: The Midnight Guest.
Scenic Shorelines
1950
A Perfect Pair
1950
Ferris Wheel
1950
  • Notes
  • AKA: Riding High.
Title On The Fence A Put Up Job Showgirl Spectacular Pleasing Her Flock
. On The Fence
1952
A Put Up Job
1952
Showgirl Spectacular
1953
Pleasing Her Flock
1953
Title They're Easy To Handle Lookout Bee-Hind Top Choice Hip-Knot-Ic
. They're Easy To Handle
1953
Lookout Bee-Hind
1954
Top Choice
1955
Hip-Knot-Ic
1955
Title Eyecatcher Haystack Playmate Record Catch Happy Birthday Baby
. Eyecatcher
1955
Haystack Playmate
1955
Record Catch
1956
Happy Birthday Baby
1960

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