Originally available from Mutoscope penny arcade vending machines, images of glamourous pin-ups skyrocketed in popularity during the Second World War. A collection of 80 such lithographs from the 1940s and 1950s are reproduced here on detachable cardboard pages, each accompanied by a tongue in-cheek celebrity quote.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Pin-Ups
Publisher: Flammarion
Publication Date: 2015
Language: English
ISBN 10: 2080202219
ISBN 13: 9782080202215
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Moran, Earl; Elvgren, Gil; Buell, Al; D'Ancona, Edward; Christy, Earl
Condition: New

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Synopsis

This lovely gift book—available in three striking cover options that will be shipped to customers at random—will beguile a new generation with flirtatious representations of femininity from the 1940s and 50s. Illustrations of irresistible pinup models bring teasing frivolity to a range of everyday situations, organized thematically from morning to evening. From sun-kissed beauties at the beach to ski bunnies hitting the slopes, bedside nurses ready to take your temperature to scantily clad runaways, rakish shipmates to not-so-conscientious secretaries, these smiling cuties are ready for fun. Representations of women who embrace their sexuality—flirtatious but never vulgar—have been around since the late nineteenth century, but the pin-up genre skyrocketed into popularity during World War II. The penny arcade trading cards originally viewed on a peep-show style reel and reproduced here as detachable illustrations feature both established pin-up artists and those waiting to be rediscovered. Each illustration is accompanied by a humorous and memorable celebrity quote.

About the Author

Gil Elvgren, Earl Moran, Al Buell, Edward d’Ancona, and Earl Christie were master illustrators of the pin-up genre. Exhibit Supply Company produced these collectible lithographs in lots of ten cards from 1940 to1954

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