Many pin-ups were photographs of celebrities who were considered sex symbols.
Gil Elvgren was one of the most important pin-up and glamour artists of the twentieth century.
He was a master of portraying the feminine, but he wasn’t limited to the calendar pin-up industry.
Other influences included the Brandywine School founded by Howard Pyle.
Elvgren was a commercial success.
His clients ranged from Brown & Bigelow and Coca-Cola to General Electric and Sealy Mattress Company.
The women Elvgren painted were never the femme fatale, the female adventuress, or somebody’s mistress.
This gallery shows some of his artwork of pin-up girls and the photos he used as reference.
Sources:ElvgrenPinup.com,ulkacurl
