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1942 address book by George Petty

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address book by George Petty

 

 


Pin-up calendars flourished in the 1930's, 40's and 50's along with interest in nylon stockings, garters and culottes. The fantasy of these idealized portraits of the All-American Girl and her relentless problems with wearing a skirt, gave way to the popularity of "glamour photography" and models like Betty Page. Pin-up artists continued to publish illustrations in Esquire and other men's magazines.

 

From Norman Rockwell and The Saturday Evening Post to Alberto Vargas and Playboy magazine -
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1.3 n© January 2011, first posted 24 November 2010