The Great American Pin-Up
by Charles G. Martignette, Louis K. Meisel, 1942-
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"Pictures from an age when eroticism was still innocent They've been exciting generations of men, on calendars and covers, as centrefolds or even on playing cards: pin-ups. What started as an exercise in oils was soon taken up in various media - pin-up mascots graced the fuselages of American fighters, and became an essential feature of the male world of garages and barracks. And the age of political correctness hasn't ended their appeal. This book tells the tale of a genre as utterly show more American as the paintings of Edward Hopper, describing its origins and development in detail and showcasing the most important artists. With over 900 illustrations, The Great American Pin-Up is a comprehensive studies of the genre." show lessTags
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What can I say? I love pin up girls. This book is a great over view of the pin up genre from its beginnings through the modern era. It focuses mostly on the golden age of pinups when they were most popular. This book is also a great way to figure out what artists you like, so you can purchase collections of pin ups by individual artists.
This is an excellent book if you're looking for the history and techniques of American pin-up artists. Several pieces are featured for each artist. I really enjoyed looking through this book.
Being a choice of American glamour art from the twentieth century, organized alphabetically by author.
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- Canonical title
- The Great American Pin-Up
- Original publication date
- 1996
- Original language
- English
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
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- Rating
- (3.99)
- Languages
- English, French, German, Spanish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 3
