Vintage shots from days gone by!

another couple elvgren girls

 

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One of the earliest and most important airbrush/pin-up artists was George Petty.

He was the predecessor to Vargas (Esquire Magazine), His trademark style is amongst the
most copied still to this day (girl with phone in hand).


George Brown Petty IV (April 27, 1894 – July 21, 1975) was an American pin-up artist.
His pin-up art appeared primarily in Esquire and Fawcett Publications's True but was
also in calendars marketed by Esquire, True and Ridgid Tool Company. Petty's Esquire
gatefolds originated and popularized the magazine device of centerfold spreads.

Reproductions of his work were widely rendered by military artists as nose art decorating
warplanes during the Second World War, including the Memphis Belle, known as “Petty Girls”.

Above info garnered from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Petty



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Petty got his start in his fathers photography shop in the early part of the 19teens
retouching photos for customers (magazine/ads/calenders).

Petty went on to study art in France but was forced to return due to the onslaught of war
(1916, Germany was encroaching on France).
He returned to America and was able to open his own studio in Chicago (1926).

His big break came when in 1933 (during the height of the great depression), Esquire
magazine contracted with George to illustrate 'cartoons' suitable for the newly
(forward thinking) men's magazine. -Petty images were featured in a total of 7
issues of the premier years production as well as the very first issue.


Below is an original painting/artwork that was created specifically for Esquire in 1937 and
as such is typical of Petty's style while 'playing the cartoonist' for the Esquire crowd.








The Beautiful young lady is the elevator attendant as ogled by the old man












This artwork would also appear in a portfolio ("Petty - A Portfolio from Esquire")
that was printed/issued by Esquire highlighting Petty's early works.

The first edition of the portfolio was printed in 1936 and I am unsure if this artwork
was included. I do know that the 2nd edition (1937) features this as the first
of the 22 works that are included.

The caption for the 1937 artwork for both magazine and portfolio was
"No Particular Floor, Just Drive Up And Down"





The original artwork as framed








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Cool old pictures!! Thanks!!

 

Pin-up art by Al Moore 1950

 

glad we have an audience, anyone else?
how about a vintage smoker lady

and some lady named caress, or is it 50 cent,, _

and a pearl frush

and how about
Enoch Bolles - Film Fun Cover, 1937

and last but not least, one of the original pinups,,

ok one more,
i was in the navy, so go navy...

 

Although Petty is my personnel favorite (simply because of his patented and often copied 'telephone' girl artworks), I think Elvgren was the more refined in that his artwork was consistently more 'down to earth' and realistic.

-Petty on the other hand seemed to stagnate in his later years (notice that the eyes, face, cheeks and smile differed little). I see a defining line in Petty prints in that by the mid 50's his works took on more of an advertized and paid for look rather than that of an artist involved in his subjects. (Perhaps his art became his job)?

 

hmmmmmm,
what about a guy who builds cars, or builds anything,
would he maybe get lazy late in his career?
maybe he got tired of looking at women??
maybe he did get involved with his subjects??
hmmmm
maybe,
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nah,,, hopefully you're right

 

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That's kinda my point,
When your hobby becomes a choir or your interests change?

 

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Another Petty original (watercolor) on heavy Illustrators board.
(and a few examples of how it would be used and reproduced).









Note the signature: Esquire relocated/moved all of Petty's signatures for the 1956 calender for
publication reasons. Also notice top right where you can see white paint obscuring an
even later placement of the signature (for use in a later print ad/commercial venture).


-The cut and paste is exactly that, a manual cut and paste into the heavy Illustrators board.








-As it appeared in the 1956 Esquire calendar, the signature shows no sign of
being moved.













The original watercolor as framed.






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u really bring up good points,
i like the pics that are painted while looking a real life model,,
they seem to turn out more details,,
i think, but i could be wrong

and that brings up another one

 

All the while the guys were going on and on, all I could thing about was how much I would love to have that 49 Caddy Sedanette in the background! Now that's what I'm talking about.

 

Here's a couple of old pics I've saved from the various sources. And no whining from any "FNG's" about the poor unfortunate fish!

 

My father in laws Pure station. First two photos were from the grand opening in 1953. The third photo was from the mid sixties judging by the pumps and Pepsi machine. He owned the station 27yrs.

 

Heeeyyy! AutomaticSlim! You are right! Dr. Seuss looked a bit
like Fred Rogers!






Fred satire thanks to EBaum'sWorld

 

Anyway, here a few of Dr. Seuss' better-known children's books.









The last one was my favorite as a kid.
If YOU are one of the "obsolete chil-
dren," then you'll love checking out
the illustrations and brilliant prose!

 

Thanks, Moe! And it's even funnier when we
see the original cover that was parodied!


THEN


NOW

 

Thanks for posting all the great memories DOG!!!----Just think, all our little kids from this era (50's) are now GRANDPARENTS!!---That makes us----GREAT GRANDPARENTS!!!!!!!!---Merry Christmas!

 

Cool car. What the heck is it? Gary

 

Caption on these photos says "1942 - Frozen cars stored on Virginia Farm". Assuming 'frozen' had something to do with the war?

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General Purpose Vehicles loaded onto transports for delivery to Army - Detroit Michigan 1943:

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