Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups
 | Taschen 25th Anniversary Special EditionsBy Charles G Martignette, Louis K Meisel Taschen, 2008, Hardcover Customer Rating: 21 reviews Recommend |
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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.
Title: Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Editions)
Sales Rank: 8815 in Books
Author: Charles G Martignette, Louis K Meisel
Publisher: Taschen, 25th edition, 2008-01-01, Hardcover, 271 pages, ISBN: 3836503050
Package Dimensions: 12.1 x 8.9 x 1 inches, 3.45 pounds
- Interesting Book
- I'm still studying and reading through it, but it has an interesting magic that's missing in many of today's similar subjects - innocence. More reviews
- The product is just as gorgeous as the subject matter!
- This book is absolutely beautiful. Lots and lots of color - designed and bound very well. Worth every penny and then some. Impressed with Amazon's service (my first order) and the whole shopping/purchase experience here. More reviews
- great quality, great value, great buy!
- I highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in Elvgren or pin-ups. Beautiful picture quality, comprehensive collection. For the money, you can't get much better than this! More reviews
- WOW
- Elvgren is a master of his art. This book truly is a gem at this price. If you love pinup art he is the master. Its a slice of days gone past and pretty girls to write home about. Elvgren will live on forever. Take a piece of history home. More reviews
- Gorgeous book.
- If you love this era of art, this is a beauty. Great coffee table book to spark conversation.… More reviews
