Elvgren
TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition!
Large-format hardcover edition at a special bestseller price
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 the form 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.
"Glamour is back... TASCHEN offers us a look back at these calendar and advertisement goddesses of which Gil Elvgren is king." erotisme-fr.com, France
About the authors:
Charles G. Martignette is an art dealer and collector of original paintings by 20th century American illustrators and artists. His gallery in Hallandale Beach, Florida, houses the world’s largest collection of commercial illustration art.
Since 1975 he has published numerous articles about magazine, advertising, calendar, pulp, paperback, glamour and pin-up art. Paintings from his collection have been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution as well as many other
American and European museums.
Louis K. Meisel, owner-manager of one of the oldest galleries in New York’s Soho, has published several books and articles on contemporary art. In addition to art, he collects pin-up work.
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Elvgren
Hardcover 8.9 x 11.8 in., 272 pages, $ 14.99
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- Reviews (11 items)
"Simplemente, siéntese y disfruten del arte y de las mujeres de este artista que probablemente les transportará a otro tiempo y lugar más alegre e ingenuo."
Soitu.com, Madrid, Spain
Soitu.com, Madrid, Spain
- Clippings (8 items)
Ilustra el sueño (erótico) americano
Reforma, Mexico, June 08, 2008
Reforma, Mexico, June 08, 2008
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