Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Editions)

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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Post-depression America was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in theform of Gil Elvgren's Technicolor fantasies of the American dream. His technique-which earned him a reputation as "The Norman Rockwell of cheesecake"-involved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyper-reality, with longer legs, more flamboyant hair and gravity-defying busts, and in the process making them the perfect moral-boosting eye-candy for every homesick private.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher: Taschen
Pub. Date: 1st January 2008
Catalog: Book
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 271
Ean: 9783836503051
Isbn: 3836503050

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USER REVIEWS

Gil Elvgren Book
~ Written on Nov 16, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

This book is excellent. Every page features full color pin-ups. At the price, it's a steal.

1950's heaven!
~ Written on Sep 12, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

For whatever reasons, I can't help but turn my head to get a gander of a pinup gal. When I saw this book in the bargain section at Barnes and Noble I was kind of skeptical, but upon gazing at this beautifully crafted ladies, I was hooked.

Gil Elvgren has an amazing eye for creating this very sensual and incredibly tasteful, including the nudes, pinup ladies that if I had a plane I'd proudly display on the nose. Very inspiring work to boot, for a while I was giving thought to creating my own pinups, I wonder why I stopped... lol.

Anyway, any fan of pinup girls definitely needs this book.:)

Classic Pin Up History
~ Written on Aug 27, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

Hi, If you are interested in Classic Pin Ups and their history this is a great book. The artist Gil Elvgren is the subject. The book has history on him, photos of him working with models, and prints of many of his finished pin ups. A great value too.

beautiful book
~ Written on Jun 5, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

Glamorous, sexy and sometimes quirky pinups all beautifully illustrated, 100% full color. Big "coffee table" style book.

great seller
~ Written on May 15, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

I bought this as a gift and it was very well accepted. Fast shipping and in perfect condition.

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