Edward Runci

Edward Runci (1921 to 1985) 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 Gil 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.

Edward Runci biography borrowed from The Great American Pin-up by Charles G. Martignette & Louis K. Meisel.

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TITLE: Surprising Mystery DATE: 1945	TITLE: Neat Trick DATE: 1946	TITLE: Sheer Delight DATE: 1947	TITLE: Cooling Off DATE: 1947

TITLE: Wish You Were Here DATE: 1947	TITLE: Lucky Dog DATE: 1948	TITLE: Radiant Beauty DATE: 1949	TITLE: A Surprising Figure DATE: 1949

TITLE: Hidden Treasures DATE: 1949	TITLE: Scenic Shorelines DATE: 1950	TITLE: A Perfect Pair DATE: 1950	TITLE: Ferris Wheel DATE: 1950

TITLE: On The Fence DATE: 1952	TITLE: A Put Up Job DATE: 1952	TITLE: Showgirl Spectacular DATE: 1953	TITLE: Pleasing Her Flock DATE: 1953

TITLE: They're Easy To Handle DATE: 1953	TITLE: Lookout Bee-Hind DATE: 1954	TITLE: Top Choice DATE: 1955	TITLE: Hip-Knot-Ic DATE: 1955

TITLE: Eyecatcher DATE: 1955	TITLE: Haystack Playmate DATE: 1955	TITLE: Record Catch DATE: 1956	TITLE: Happy Birthday Baby DATE: 1960

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