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Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups (Jumbo)
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This collection of pin-ups was produced by Elvgren using the technique of 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.
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Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups (Jumbo)
- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Taschen; 2000-03
- Label: Taschen
- Studio: Taschen
- ISBN: 3822866113
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 22 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #144744
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Summary: Desirability personified! 2008-10-06
Comment: Without any knowledge; yet a curious fascination for a bygone era, I perused many of the illustrators famous for their cheesecake-girl-next-door pin ups of the fifties on the web. Gil Elvgren came up tops! As Rockwell held a mirror up to the American public, Elvgren manage to evoke Rockwellesque subtleties into his work too. Your eyes are attracted to the girls, however, other elements like a dog, a turtle, a prop like a diary, add to the charm of the work and to the total innocence of the girls. Living in the current "Raunch Culture" where female nudity is pervasive, this book transports you back to another time where the girls exude a level of desirability that Elvgren perfectly captured in his work. The luscious and lovingly delivered colour plates (some 500 of them) demonstrate Elvgren's evolution into the auteur of pin up illustrators, as he progressively developed real depth into to his work. This book is a perfect introduction to an incredible genius and an incredible artform
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Summary: Interesting Book 2008-07-19
Comment: 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.
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Summary: The product is just as gorgeous as the subject matter! 2008-07-15
Comment: 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.
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Summary: great quality, great value, great buy! 2008-07-12
Comment: 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!
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Summary: WOW 2008-05-30
Comment: 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.
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